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Johnstone Earns ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week Nod

Kelly Quinlan

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Wake Forest senior Connor Johnstone tossed his second complete-game shutout of the season in a 9-0 series-clinching win at Miami.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Wake Forest senior pitcher Connor Johnstone was named the ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week after shutting out Miami on Sunday.

He also earned the honor after tossing his first complete-game shutout over Nicholls on opening weekend.

Johnstone becomes the first Deacon to earn Pitcher of the Week honors twice in a season since Tim Cooney did so in 2012.

This week, Johnstone shares the honor with Florida State's Tyler Holton, who threw 7.0 hitless innings against North Carolina.

Johnstone improved to 4-0 and became the first Deacon to record two complete-game shutouts in a year since Scott Simeon did so in 2000. He surrendered no walks and three hits as he finished his outing in just 96 pitches.

He helped the Deacons to a 3-1 week, including a series victory over the Hurricanes in Coral Gables, the program's first-ever. Wake Forest is now ranked in the top 25 of all five polls released so far today, and as high as 17th by Baseball America.
 
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