JSU's Hand Named Pitcher of the Week
From Staff Reports
The Anniston Star
05-22-2007

Reprinted here in its entirety.

Jacksonville State's Donovan Hand was named the Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this season Monday, the most of any player since Southeast Missouri's Todd Pennington earned the honor five times in 2001. Hand scattered just three hits over 10 innings in leading Jacksonville State to a 2-1 extra inning win over Murray State over the weekend. He allowed an unearned run in the fourth inning but came back to retire the final 19 batters of the game and limited the Thoroughbreds to just a .091 batting average on the day. The Hatton native struck out eight batters (and did not issue a walk) to increase his career strikeout total to 233, fifth in JSU history. He threw 123 pitches and did not allow a leadoff batter to reach base. The victory was his seventh of the season and the complete game his sixth (all of which have come against OVC opponents). The Gamecocks open defense of their OVC Tournament championship this Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against the highest seed winner from Wednesday's first day of play. See story at The Anniston Star's website: www.annistonstar.com . Note: JSU faculty, staff and students may access The Anniston Star online through their affiliation with the University. Those not affiliated with JSU may have to subscribe to receive The Anniston Star online. If you already subscribe to The Anniston Star, you receive a complimentary online membership. This provides complete access to all the content and services of the site at no additional charge. Otherwise there is a $5 online monthly charge for their online service. Contact The Anniston Star for information. Submit items for news releases by using the request form at www.jsu.edu/newswire/request.