NATCHITOCHES – Two straight complete-game shutouts in Southland Conference play have resulted in two straight Southland Conference Pitcher of the Weeks for the Northwestern State baseball team.
 
Sophomore right-hander Dylan Marionneaux's first career complete-game shutout – a two-hitter at New Orleans on Friday – earned him his first career SLC Pitcher of the Week honor, announced Monday afternoon by the conference office.
 
Marionneaux followed teammate Trent Hillen's four-hitter at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 16 by spinning the Demons' first two-hit, complete-game shutout in nearly seven years. Ridge Heisler had been the last Northwestern pitcher to accomplish that feat, doing so April 14, 2018, against Southeastern Louisiana.
 
A Zachary High School product, Marionneaux allowed two singles and one walk against the Privateers in a 1-0 victory. He allowed only one runner to reach scoring position. Once that happened, Marionneaux retired the final 13 hitters he faced to join Hillen as Demon pitchers to win the SLC Pitcher of the Week award.
 
In addition to throwing 68 of his 102 pitches for strikes, Marionneaux extended his scoreless streak to 16 innings dating to a March 7 start against UIW.