April 12, 2006

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WILLS NAMED TJCCAA PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Release written by Keith Gentry

Southwest pitcher, Darren Wills has been named TJCCAA Pitcher of the Week by the Tennessee Baseball Report following his solid outing last weekend against Hiwassee. Wills, a sophomore right-hander from Toronto, Canada, struck out nine batters in six innings, allowed three hits and walked none in the Saluqis’ 11-1 victory.

On the season, Wills has a 5-2 record with a 2.70 earned run average which ranks ninth in the conference. In 53-1/3 innings, Wills has allowed 51 hits while striking out 49 batters. He is 4-0 in his last four games with a microscopic 0.38 ERA including back-to-back shutouts against Roane State and Columbia State.