Austin College baseball player Blaine Tew has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for games played from February 10 through February 16, the league office has announced.

Tew, a junior right hander from Denison, picked up his and the team's first win of the season to close out a three game series with Schreiner, throwing 8.1 strong innings while allowing just one run on three hits. Tew took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and did not surrender a run until the ninth in a 5-1 victory.

Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

About Austin College

Austin College is a leading national independent residential liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA). Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope's influential book Colleges that Change Lives.