BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior right-handed pitcher Matty Moss was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
The Greenville, S.C., native tallied a 2-0 record and picked up her third save of the season through four appearances last week. She allowed just one run and struck out 17 batters through 13.2 innings of work to lead Tennessee to a 3-1 record in those games. Moss posted a team-best 0.51 ERA for the week.
To start the week, Moss threw 5.0 one-hit innings and fired two strikeouts at Liberty to help UT to a 1-0 victory on Tuesday.
She then entered in the seventh frame vs. then-No. 15/18 ranked Arkansas to preserve UT’s 6-4 lead in the series opener. Moss allowed no runs in a bases-loaded situation to pick up the save.
On Saturday, Moss entered the game vs. Arkansas in the fourth, pitching four shutout innings while not allowing a hit in the no-decision. She retired eight of her 13 batters faced via strikeout and of her 56 pitches, 41 were strikes.
Moss’ long-relief performance in the series finale helped UT earn its first back-to-back conference series wins to start the season since 2014. In the top of the fourth, she came in with a runner on first. With the defense behind her, Moss made it a three-up, three-down frame and went on to allow one run on three hits through four innings to earn her second win of the week and ninth of the season.
This is Moss’ first-career SEC Pitcher of the Week honor and the first for a Tennessee pitcher since Caylan Arnold was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on May 1, 2018.
Moss is tied for first in the SEC with three saves and leads the conference with 13 games finished, all in relief. Her 7.80 strikeout-to-walk ratio is 10th in the nation.
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