Heimlich Named A Pitcher of the Year Semifinalist

LUBBOCK, Texas – Oregon State senior Luke Heimlich has been named a semifinalists for the College Baseball Hall of Fame's Pitcher of the Year award, it was announced on Thursday.

Heimlich, the reigning National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, leads the country with 12 wins. He's also tied for seventh – and leads the Pac-12 – with 115 strikeouts while sporting a 2.94 earned run average.

The lefty has won five consecutive games, and has 58 strikeouts to 22 hits, 11 runs and five walks allowed in his last 37 innings.

Heimlich, a Puyallup, Wash., native, has been named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week seven times during his career, which is one shy of Andrew Checketts' program-record eight. Heimlich is the school's career leader with 341 strikeouts, is second with 32 wins and fourth with 346 innings pitched.

Next Up
Oregon State makes its last regular season road trip of the year when the Beavers visit USC for a three-game series in Los Angeles. The teams open the series Friday night at 7:05 p.m. PT. The game will be available on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.

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Tickets for the 2018 season can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com/Baseball. Fans can also purchase by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS, between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The ticket office at Goss Stadium opens two hours prior to first pitch.

Schedule Note
Sunday's series finale in Los Angeles has been moved up to a 12:05 p.m. start. The game will be available live on Pac-12 Oregon.

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