Lewis Earns National Player of the Week Honor, Again – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 21, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scott Lewis (So., Washington Court House, Ohio/Washington) has been named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week for the second straight week, Collegiate Baseball released Monday. It is the second straight week Lewis has been so-named after he and teammate Greg Prenger (Sr., Harpster, Ohio/Upper Sandusky) were both recognized last week.
The southpaw fanned 16 batters against Indiana in a 9-3 victory over the Hoosiers Friday night, in which he threw 7 1/3 innings, allowing three runs (all unearned) on three hits. That effort followed a school record 20 strikeouts in a complete game his last time out against Iowa. In his last two starts, which span over 17 innings, Lewis has struck out 36 batters.
Lewis’ 94 strikeouts this season easily leads the Big Ten. The next closest pitcher is Glen Perkins of Minnesota, who on Monday, was honored by the Big Ten as its pitcher of the week. Perkins has 63 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings. Lewis has done it 58 1/3 innings. In conference games, Lewis has 57 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings, 18 more than Perkins.
Now with 185 strikeouts in the middle of his second season as a Buckeye, Lewis needs 10 more to crack the school’s all-time Top 20. Atop the entire list is Justin Fry (1995-99), who finished his career with 382 strikeouts. The season strikeouts record is 165, held by Steve Arlin, who was matched for the single game total (20) by Lewis against Iowa, also has the second best season total with 129. The 94 punch-outs by Lewis this year is tied for 14th. With just 11 more strikeouts in his next outing, he would crack the Top 5.
Ohio State will play host to Shawnee State Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. at Bill Davis Stadium before traveling to Purdue for a four-game conference series this weekend.
