RICHARDSON, Texas - UT Dallas junior relief pitcher Kenny Garza was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week on Wednesday.

Garza, from League City, Texas, kept the Comets in the game against Howard Payne after the starter allowed six runs in a third of an inning. He retired all but one batter he faced and recorded 16 consecutive outs over 5.2 innings with five strikeouts and giving up just one hit. The Comets managed to tie the game 6-6 with Garza in before eventually losing 10-8.

The Comets will begin a three-game American Southwest Conference series beginning Friday at Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas.

D3baseball.com Team of the Week - D3baseball