Braden Olthoff Named American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week

NEW ORLEANS, La. – After opening a key series on the road with a record performance, Tulane junior pitcher Braden Olthoff was named the American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week the league announced on Monday afternoon.

It's the first time a Tulane pitcher has earned one of the league's weekly honors since Kaleb Roper earned the award on March 12, 2018. It's the second time a Green Wave player has been honored by the league, as senior Ty Johnson was named to the league's weekly honor roll after week one of competition.

The junior was also named one of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's National Players of the Week as well.

Olthoff opened a key showdown with Cal State Fullerton on the road last Friday by hurling a complete-game shutout, allowing three hits while striking out 16 in a 1-0 win over the Titans at Goodwin field. Tulane went on to claim its first ever series victory against Cal State Fullerton in program history.

The 16 strikeouts in the win is tied for the third-most in a game by a Tulane pitcher in program history, as at one point in the game Olthoff retired 12 consecutive batters. It was the most strikeouts in a game for a Tulane pitcher since Kaleb Roper struck out 12 against Houston Baptist last season, as well as the first complete-game victory for a Tulane pitcher since the win over UCF by Roper in the conference tournament last May.

Josh Bobbitt in 1998 was the last Green Wave pitcher to have 16 strikeouts in a contest.

Tulane will be back in action on Wednesday, opening the annual Pelican Cup in-season series with the New Orleans Privateers at 6:30 p.m. at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.

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Braden Olthoff Named American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week

Players Mentioned

Ty Johnson

Braden Olthoff

Kaleb Roper

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