By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech hurler Peyton Calitri was recognized as the Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for the second time in his career as announced by the league Monday afternoon.
Calitri turned in a brilliant first start of the year for the Golden Eagles, tossing 7.0 innings without allowing an earned run in Tech's 5-1 win on Saturday over Bellarmine on Saturday. The senior conceded just a single, unearned marker in the seventh, scattering four hits and a walk while holding the visitors scoreless over the opening six frames.
The right-hander struck out four Knights batters while limiting solid contact all day. Calitri set the tone right out of the gates in the affair, needing just five pitches to retire the side in order in the first. Bellarmine managed just a single base runner in four of the next five frames and just two in the seventh.
The Tech senior earned his first career OVC Pitcher of the Week honor during the 2022 campaign after tallying 10.0 innings of work in a complete game and 4-2 win at ETSU. It marked the third-longest outing by a Golden Eagle hurler in program history. Calitri fanned a career-high 11 batters in the contest without issuing a single walk as well.
The Golden Eagles hit the road for the first time this season Tuesday afternoon, heading to Huntsville, Ala. for a 1:00 p.m. CT match-up with Alabama A&M. Tech then returns to the Quill to host Sacred Heart in a three-game, weekend series starting Friday, Feb. 23.
Photo by Jim Dillon
