Kettleers' Veteran Righty Ace Garners Top Honors in Conference USA

Sophomore Hudspeth Brings Heat and Top Award

March 14, 2005

IRVING, Texas (Feb. 28, 2005) - Sophomore pitcher Casey Hudspeth has been named the Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week for the period ending Feb. 27, the league office announced today.

Hudspeth threw eight shutout innings against Jacksonville on Friday night, striking out nine without walking a batter. He scattered five singles and went to an 0-1 count on 22 of 30 batters faced and 0-2 on 14 of them.

The right-hander from Sarasota, Fla., leads the team in both innings pitched with 23.1 and strikeouts with 32. He has posted a 2-0 record this season in four appearances and has a 2.31 ERA.

The Bulls are currently in Hawaii to participate in the Rainbow Baseball Tournament, hosted by the University of Hawaii. USF first faces UC Davis at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday.