Utah baseball: Utes' Rose Named Pac-12 pitcher of the week

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San Francisco • Utah freshman pitcher Jayson Rose was named as the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after striking out 11 in Utah's 3-2 win over California on Sunday.

Rose pitched the first six innings against No. 14-ranked California, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits, walking none and striking out a career-best 11.

Cal is one of the top offenses in the Pac-12, entering this week batting .295, third-best in the conference, while scoring the Pac-12's second-most runs.

The Golden Bears had scored 25 runs in the first two games of the series. Between Rose and reliever Brock Duke, who had six strikeouts over the final three innings, the Utes tallied 17 strikeouts in Sunday's game.

Rose is 2-3 with a team-leading 4.00 ERA in seven games pitched this season. Rose had struck out 21 previously over his first six starts and leads Utah with 32 strikeouts on the year.