University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Pettway Named Freshman All-American
June 14, 2018 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES โ UCLA baseball right-handed Zach Pettway was named a second team Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshman All-American, announced the publication on Thursday.
It is the second Freshman All-America honor for Pettway this season as he earned the same distinction from Collegiate Baseball earlier this season, along with teammate Holden Powell.
Pettway was named All-Pac-12 honorable mention and finished his freshman campaign with an 8-4 record in 16 appearances, including 15 starts, and posted a 3.35 ERA. He was one win shy of tying the program's freshman record for wins. The Long Beach, Calif. native, led the team with 78 strikeouts in 96.2 innings and walked just 19 batters all season. He recorded six starts this season without allowing a walk.
Pettway ended the regular season top-10 in the Pac-12 in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched. He became the first Bruin freshman since 2012 to start his career 5-0 and also the first UCLA freshman since Adam Plutko in 2011 to start and earn a win on the opening weekend. Pettway tossed 8.0 shutout innings against Baylor in his second career start and set a career-high with 10 strikeouts at Arizona on May 4.
