March 24, 2014

LMU has earned Rawlings West Coast Conference weekly honors for the second consecutive week, this time with junior Colin Welmon taking home WCC Pitcher of the Week honors. The weekly selection is Welmon's first of 2014, and his second of his career (May 14, 2012). Senior Tommy Cheek garnered WCC Player of the Week last week.

Welmon guided LMU to a 7-0 shutout victory over #17 San Diego on Friday night to start a three-game WCC series with the Toreros. The right-hander earned the victory and improved to 4-1 after tossing eight scoreless innings, scattering seven hits while striking out three against the WCC's top offense. He did not walk a batter over the eight frames. The shutout marked the first time this year that USD had been blanked by an opponent.

The Tustin, Calif. native's 2012 WCC Pitcher of the Week selection also came after his start against San Diego. In three career starts against USD, Welmon has allowed just one run over 25 innings, tossing a complete-game as a freshman and eight shutout in each of the last two years. He has pitched to a 3-0 record with a .36 ERA, striking out 18 and allowing just two extra-base hits and one walk while combining on a pair of shutouts.

With the excellent performance against the Toreros, Welmon now owns a 4-1 record and a 1.80 ERA this season.

LMU will return to action on Tuesday when it hosts USC at 6 pm.