RICHARDSON, Texas - UT Dallas graduate student Ryan Vera was named the American Southwest Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for his record-breaking performance on Saturday.

Vera, from Friendswood, Texas, broke the school career wins record with his 23rd in a three-hit, 1-0 shutout performance against Mary Hardin-Baylor Saturday. He struck out four batters, allowing just one walk and one hit batter in the complete game, seven-inning victory.

Vera also holds the UTD career record with 73 appearances and 40 starts and is second with 223 strikeouts.

The Comets host St. Thomas (Texas) Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m.

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