March 9, 2010
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - LMU baseball swept the West Coast Conference Players of the Week awards this week, as sophomore John Lally and junior Jonathan Johnson took home weekly honors. Lally was named WCC Pitcher of the Week, while Johnson took home Player of the Week accolades as the Lions finished 2-2 last week, including winning the 2010 Dairy Queen Classic in Minneapolis, Minn. over the weekend.
Lally was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Dairy Queen Classic for his seven shutout innings and career-high tying five strikeouts in a two-hit shutout victory over Oklahoma State to help LMU to the 2010 Dairy Queen Classic Championship on Sunday. He teamed with sophomore Alex Gillingham to record the two-hit shutout as LMU won the game, 3-0. The native of Santa Margarita, Calif. used just 89 pitches over the first seven scoreless innings to improve to 1-0 on the season. The left-hander faced 25 total batters, four over the minimum, allowing just two hits and two walks. The shutout was the first for LMU since shutting out Santa Clara 2-0 on the road on March 27, 2009. The combined two-hitter was the first for LMU since Daniel Macias allowed just two hits in a 5-0 victory over Gonzaga on April 30, 2006.
Johnson batted .400 (6-for-15) with two runs scored, a double, three triples, a walk and two stolen bases over the week. He slugged .867 and reached base at a .471 clip. Johnson recorded a triple in three of LMU's four games last week. With the three triples, Johnson currently has 10 in his career (seven last year), placing tied for seventh in LMU's all-time record books. The native of Lakewood, Calif. was vital in LMU's Championship Game at the 2010 Dairy Queen Classic on Sunday, finishing 3-for-4 with a run scored and a triple, his second of the tournament and third of the season. Over the three-game tournament alone, Johnson batted .417 (5-for-12) with two runs scored, a double, two triples, and a pair of stolen bases en route to being named to the All-Tournament team. He reached base at a 462 clip and slugged .833. Johnson is currently riding a 10-game hitting streak, and is now 19-for-42 (.452) with 10 runs scored, four doubles, three triples, a home run, two walks, three stolen bases and five RBI over the span.
Lally, Johnson, and the Lions return to action on Friday when they host Cal State Northridge at 2 p.m.
