Burdi Tabbed as Conference Pitcher of the Week
May 12, 2014 | Baseball
May 12, 2014
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Junior righthanded closer Nick Burdi of the nationally ranked Louisville baseball team was chosen as the American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
Burdi made three scoreless appearances on the mound last week contributing in each of the No. 5 Cardinals' three wins. A native of Downers Grove, Ill., Burdi had 13 strikeouts with no walks and allowed only one hit in six innings of shutout relief in the trio of outings on the mound.
The Cardinals' career saves leader with 29, Burdi had a win at Temple on Sunday, a save over the Owls on Friday and two innings of scoreless relief to close Louisville's road win at No. 10 Vanderbilt last Tuesday. Overall, he has 13 saves this season to go with a 0.59 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 24 relief appearances and 30.2 innings of work in 2014.
Louisville players have been selected for the conference player and pitcher of the week honors seven times overall this season, including each of the last three weeks. Last week, the Cardinals swept the honors as senior Jeff Gardner was the player of the week, while sophomore Kyle Funkhouser was the pitcher of the week. Two weeks ago, sophomore Danny Rosenbaum was chosen as the player of the week, while junior Zach Lucas was selected for that honor on March 17 and Feb. 24. On Feb. 17, Gardner was tabbed as the player of the week following the opening weekend of action.
Up next, the No. 5 Cardinals (40-12, 16-5 American) will host No. 9 Indiana (35-12) on Tuesday at 6 p.m., ET at Jim Patterson Stadium. Louisville enters the final week of the regular season tied for first in the American Athletic Conference standings. Following Tuesday's game against the Hoosiers, the Cardinals will host Cincinnati on Thursday (6 p.m.), Friday (6 p.m.) and Saturday (1 p.m.) to conclude the regular season.
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