March 5, 2013

STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford senior RHP Mark Appel was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Pitcher of the Week, as announced Tuesday by the NCBWA. Appel shared the honor with North Carolina State's Carlos Rodon.

The Pac-12 Conference also named Appel as its Pitcher of the Week. It was his third such conference honor and Stanford's league-best 78th all-time citation.

Appel was named the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on Monday.

Appel tossed a three-hitter last Friday against No. 22 Texas while the Cardinal posted a 2-0 shutout win. Appel matched a career-high 14 strikeouts and walked one. The first-inning walk was followed by the retiring of the next 13 batters. Appel took a no-hitter into the sixth against the Longhorns and set the tone for Stanford's series sweep.

The All-American has struck out double-digit batters in each of his last two outings.

Appel and the ninth-ranked Cardinal (9-2) travel to Santa Clara for a 6 p.m. (PT) matchup Tuesday evening. Live coverage will be available at GoStanford.com.

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