Pitcher of the Week after his efforts in the first two victories for Academy of Art University baseball. Sophomore righty
Alex Rosenthal and freshman infielder
Andy Caniezo also earned places on the Pacific West Conference Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll. The honors were announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Mar. 15, for games played Mar. 8-14.
Sullivan-Hames (1-4) finished the week with a save and a victory in less than 24 hours versus Grand Canyon in addition to setting the school record for most strikeouts in a game (7). On Mar. 12, the right-hander came in to get the final three outs of a 5-4 contest and preserve the win for
Rosenthal.
Sullivan-Hames then found himself on the mound again in the final game of the series on Mar. 13 and he pitched a gem. He allowed just two earned runs, threw 6.1 innings, and struck out seven Antelopes en route to the 8-6 victory.
For the week,
Sullivan-Hames posted a 2.45 ERA over 7.1 innings of work along with the seven strikeouts. To add to his historic week, this is the first PacWest Pitcher of the Week honor for
Sullivan-Hames and the first for Academy of Art University as a program.
(1-4) will go down in the history books as the first AAU pitcher to earn a win after his strong start. One of eight players who endured a tough 0-43 beginning to the Urban Knights' baseball program,
came through with 5.0 innings of work on Mar. 12 versus Grand Canyon. He allowed just two earned runs on six hits while striking out four.
The sophomore got it done with the bat as well.
was 2-for-4 (.500) in two games of the four-part series with a run and a double. He also posted a .750 slugging percentage.
also contributed mightily to the Academy of Art victories. He started two games for the Knights, going 3-for-6 (.500) with two runs scored, three runs batted in, and a double in addition.
finished the series with a .500 on-base percentage and a .667 slugging rate.
