Logan Lunceford

Lunceford Earns ACC Pitcher of the Week Nod

2/24/2025 5:02:00 PM | Baseball

The junior struck out a career-high 13 on Friday against St. John’s.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Junior pitcher Logan Lunceford earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors after a dominant 13-strikeout performance against St. John's, the league announced on Monday evening.

"Logan Lunceford was really good today with 13 strikeouts, two walks and one hit," head coach Tom Walter said following Friday's game.  "It was just an outstanding performance from him."

Lunceford fanned 13 of the 19 batters he faced Friday, which is tied for the 10th-highest single-game strikeout total in program history. 
 
Rank               Player                          Strikeout Total            Date
1.                     Erik Hanson                  18                                Apr. 17, 1985
2.                     Chase Burns                 16                                May 10, 2024
T3.                   Chase Burns                 15                                May 24, 2024
T3.                   Chase Burns                 15                                Apr. 5, 2024
T5.                   Chase Burns                 14                                Apr. 26, 2024
T5.                   Chase Burns                 14                                Mar. 29, 2024
T5.                   Chase Burns                 14                                Mar. 9, 2024
T5.                   Tim Cooney                  14                                Mar. 6, 2011
T5.                   John Stokoe                  14                                1957
T10.                 Logan Lunceford         13                                Feb. 21, 2025
T10.                 12 tied                          13                                Last: May 17, 2024
 
In addition to his 13 strikeouts, Lunceford allowed just one hit over 5.1 innings, with 21 of the 58 strikes he threw resulting in whiffs.
 
In his first two appearances this season, Lunceford holds a perfect mark of 2-0 with 20 strikeouts in 9.1 innings of work and a 0.00 ERA.
 
The righty leads the ACC with 20 punchouts, and his 19.29 strikeouts per nine also leads the conference, while he ranks fourth in the ACC with 1.93 hits allowed per nine innings.

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