Better late than never, a tip of the cap to the man with 23 Ks
2008-04-20 23:43
by Bob Timmermann
The game was played back on April 11 when I was flying home from Kauai, but I thought I should give San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg some mention. In a game against Utah in San Diego, Strasburg fanned 23 Utah batters in a 1-0 victory for the Aztecs.
The 23 Ks were a San Diego State and Mountain West Conference record. Utah got just one hit in the game and Strasburg struck out 16 of the last 17 hitters of the game.
Strasburg's next start was on April 18 at UNLV. He settled for 13 strikeouts in a 17-1 win SDSU win. Strasburg will not be eligible for the MLB draft until 2009.
The NCAA record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game is 26 by Buddy Schultz of Miami University against Wright State on April 30, 1973. Schultz did make it to the big leagues for five seasons.
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