UCLA's Plutko, Weiss Earn Freshman All-America Honors
June 8, 2011
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TUCSON, Ariz. - Freshman right-handed pitchers Adam Plutko and Zack Weiss have secured Freshman All-America honors from Louisville Slugger, as announced by Collegiate Baseball on Wednesday.
Plutko, a 6-foot-3 right-hander from Upland, Calif., excelled as the Bruins' No. 3 starter in 2011, going 7-4 with a 2.01 ERA. He logged 92 strikeouts and 24 walks in 107.2 innings. Plutko limited the opposition to two runs or fewer in 12 of his 15 starts and recorded at least six innings or more in 14 of his 16 appearances.
Weiss, a 6-foot-2 right-hander from Irvine, Calif., served as UCLA's No. 4 starter in addition to contributing from the bullpen. He went 5-3 with a 2.86 ERA, compiling 53 strikeouts and 22 walks in 66.0 innings. Weiss pitched in 22 games, making nine starts.
Both Plutko and Weiss thrived in their one postseason start last Sunday. Plutko threw 7.2 innings of one-hit shutout ball in UCLA's 4-1 victory over San Francisco in an elimination game at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional. That evening, Weiss limited UC Irvine to three runs and six hits in eight-plus innings and did not earn a decision. Weiss struck out six batters and issued three walks in a 4-3 loss to the Anteaters.
Plutko and Weiss have become the first UCLA players to earn Freshman All-America acclaim from Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball since 2009, when Trevor Bauer was named the National Freshman Pitcher of the Year.