HERO Sports Pegs Lucchesi DI Pitcher of the Year
7/1/2016 12:40:00 PM | Baseball
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – HERO Sports has announced former Southeast Missouri starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi as the Division I Pitcher of the Year. Lucchesi was also tabbed as part of the organization's All-America Team.
The distinction was decided by HERO Sports' writing staff and is the highest level of awards given throughout the year.
The senior finished the 2016 season with a 2.19 earned run average and a 10-5 record. His 149 strikeouts led the country in the category and is the new mark for single-season strikeouts at Southeast Missouri and in the Ohio Valley Conference. He finished with a 12.08 strikeouts per nine innings mark.
Lucchesi's 242 career strikeouts broke the Southeast career record. He tipped the mark in his NCAA Tournament start. He concluded his two-year career at Southeast with a 2.62 ERA, a 17-7 record, held opponents to a .216 batting average, and worked 199.0 innings.
The distinction was decided by HERO Sports' writing staff and is the highest level of awards given throughout the year.
The senior finished the 2016 season with a 2.19 earned run average and a 10-5 record. His 149 strikeouts led the country in the category and is the new mark for single-season strikeouts at Southeast Missouri and in the Ohio Valley Conference. He finished with a 12.08 strikeouts per nine innings mark.
Lucchesi's 242 career strikeouts broke the Southeast career record. He tipped the mark in his NCAA Tournament start. He concluded his two-year career at Southeast with a 2.62 ERA, a 17-7 record, held opponents to a .216 batting average, and worked 199.0 innings.
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