Trevor Stephan earns national honor

Arkansas' Trevor Stephan delivers a pitch against LSU on Saturday April 8, 2017 at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville.

— Arkansas right-hander Trevor Stephan was named national pitcher of the week Tuesday by the National College Baseball Writers Association.

Stephan fired a one-hitter in a seven-inning, 2-0 victory over Tennessee on Saturday. The 6-5, 225-pound junior from Magnolia, Texas, struck out 11 batters, walked 2 and gave up only 1 second-inning single. He was named SEC pitcher of the week Monday.

Stephan (5-3) lowered his ERA to 3.14 with the victory. He is scheduled to pitch Saturday’s 6 p.m. game against Vanderbilt at Baum Stadium.