Texas left-hander Gordon named Big 12 co-pitcher of the week

Gordon was named a co-pitcher of the week by the conference after he tossed eight innings against the Horned Frogs in an 8-4 Longhorns win April 29. He allowed four runs on six hits with five strikeouts to earn his fifth win of the season.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a stellar outing to get the Texas Longhorns on the right track against TCU, starting pitcher Lucas Gordon was recognized by the Big 12 Conference.

Gordon was named a co-pitcher of the week by the conference after he tossed eight innings against the Horned Frogs in an 8-4 Longhorns win April 29. He allowed four runs on six hits with five strikeouts to earn his fifth win of the season.

Gordon is the Big 12's leader and No. 11 in the country with a 2.16 ERA and he's No. 25 in the country with a 1.02 WHIP.

West Virginia's Blaine Traxel was who Gordon shared the award with. He threw his nation-leading fifth complete game to help the first-place Mountaineers beat Baylor 10-0.

Another Mountaineer, JJ Wetherholt, was named the conference player of the week. He hit .529 with three home runs and a 1.726 OPS to help West Virginia to a 4-0 mark.