February 24, 2004
Texas A&M senior pitcher Justin Moore of Katy, Texas, and sophomore SS Cliff Pennington of Corpus Christi, Texas, have been chosen as Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week and Player of the Week, respectively, in voting by a select panel of media covering Big 12 baseball for games played from Feb. 17-23.
Moore, who was limited to eight total innings in three 2003 season appearances due to an injury, continued his '04 surge with eight innings of two-hit work on the mound in an 8-0 victory over South Alabama. The senior righthander struck out five, walked one and did not allow a runner to reach second base during his eight frames. He needed just 94 pitches to start the combined shutout with teammate and relief ace Jason Meyer. Moore also lowered his earned run average to 1.93 in 14 innings and two starts this year.
Pennington sizzled to a .647 batting average in four games last week with an 11-for-17 showing against Sam Houston and South Alabama. The Aggies swept the four contests and moved up to No. 14 in the COLLEGIATE BASEBALL national poll behind his five RBI, six runs scored, two triples, .882 slugging percentage, and no strikeouts in 18 plate appearances for an on-base percentage of .667. He had nine hits in the three-game series against the Sun Belt Conference-contending Jaguars and was 9-for-14 in that activity. The Ags' shortstop also drove in the winning run with a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth of A&M's finale 4-3 victory over USA. Pennington also raised his 2004 season's average to .500 (14-for-28).