Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes.
These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, April 18:

Baseball: Walter Wijas

Week Stats: 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 2 APP, 1 GS, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, .250
opp. avg.
Season Stats: 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 8 APP, 1 GS, 12.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 BB,
8 SO, .209 opp. avg.

Notes: Freshman Walter Wijas had an excellent week for UK, pitching in relief
on Friday night against No. 7 Florida and making his first career start against
the Gators on Sunday … Wijas pitched two shutout innings Friday night as UK
mounted a comeback rally against the Gators, allowing two hits and striking
out two, setting a career-high for both strikeouts and innings pitched … Wijas
wasn’t done for the weekend, as he made the surprise start Sunday with UK Sunday
starter Alex Meyer out for 3-4 weeks due to illness … Wijas tossed a career-best
3.1 innings, allowing three hits and one run, walking one and striking out
a career-high three against the high-octane Gators, helping lead UK to the
crucial win … The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder retired the first 10 hitters he faced
in his first career start, carrying a perfect game into the fourth inning … On
the season, Wijas has totaled a 2.25 ERA in 12 innings, allowing only nine
hits and three runs, striking out eight.