Wingate's Farris Named National Pitcher of the Week

STORY COURTESY OF WINGATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Dallas, Texas----For the second time this season, Wingate University redshirt junior left-hander Mitch Farris has been named the National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Farris has won seven SAC Pitcher of the Week honors this year, four Region Pitcher of the Week awards and now two national honors.

Farris tossed a complete-game two-hitter to lead #21 Wingate to a 2-0 victory over Anderson in the SAC Tournament opener. The All-American struck out nine while walking just one, throwing 102 pitches on the night. Farris retired the first seven he faced, then retired 11 straight from the third through the seventh inning. Farris then retired the final nine of the night to pick up his 11th win of the year and lower his season ERA to 1.21.

Farris is 11-1 on the year with a 1.21 ERA and 127 strikeouts against just 16 walks in 89 innings of work. The 2023 SAC Pitcher of the Year leads the nation in strikeouts, hits allowed per nine innings and WHIP, ranking second in wins and ERA.

In his last 17 starts dating back to last year, Farris is 14-0 in 124 innings of work, posting a 0.79 ERA with 164 strikeouts and 17 walks, allowing just 11 runs on 54 hits.