WACO, Texas - The Louisiana Christian University baseball program laid claim to a trio of RRAC Players of the Week but had yet to have a pitcher spotlighted, but that changed on Monday morning as Coleman Haltom won the accolade for the Wildcats after mowing down the (RV) Jaguars out of the bullpen Friday night.
Haltom, a junior righty from Olive Branch, Mississippi, came jogging in out of right field during game two vs. (RV) Houston-Victoria and ground the Jaguars offense to a screeching halt, tossing a season-high five scoreless and hitless innings while averaging a strikeout per frame (a season-best five) with his lone blemish being a single walk. Additionally, the Itawamba Community College transfer picked up his 1st career victory at a four-year institution.
In that one outing alone, he lowered his ERA nearly 2.3 points and now joins only Braxton Cooksey as well as Jacob Bareswill among players with both a win and a save this season.
Over 22.0 innings of work spread across 14 relief appearances in 2024, Haltom has fanned 26 batters while yielding just 11 walks.
Baseball looks to finish the job it started on Tuesday night as they get its second shot at McNeese State University in Lake Charles for a 6 p.m. first pitch before the last RRAC series of the campaign on Friday and Saturday against Texarkana on George Dobson Field.
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