Senior Joey DeNato won Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after setting another IU pitching record in his start against Michigan State last Friday.
DeNato threw eight innings of shutout ball while just allowing five hits in IU’s 7-0 victory against the Spartans – his father’s alma mater. DeNato said after the game it was the best he’s pitched this season. The Hoosiers would go onto sweep Michigan State and improve to 11-1 in the Big Ten.
On Friday, DeNato set the record for most career innings pitched in IU’s 119-year history. DeNato now owns the career wins, strikeouts and innings pitched records for IU.
This is the third time DeNato has won Big Ten Pitcher of the Week in his career, and the second time this season.
The IU pitching staff as a whole has just allowed two runs in their last 41 innings of work, good for a 0.44 ERA. DeNato, the ace of the staff, stands at 8-1 this year with a 2.12 ERA. No other Big Ten pitcher has more than six wins on the year.
DeNato’s next projected start is Friday against Illinois at 7:00 p.m., in Champaign, Ill.Evan Hoopfer
