San Diego State Athletics

For Immediate Release Contact: Jen Heisel

Sept. 7, 2017

Krause, Strasburg Named San Diego Hall of Champions Stars of the Month

The duo was honored for their performances during the month of August

SAN DIEGO – Former San Diego State men’s baseball player Stephen Strasburg and current women’s golfer Haleigh Krause were two of eight athletes named Stars of the Month for August by the San Diego Hall of Champions.

Strasburg, former Aztec and current starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals, put together a dominant month of August on the mound.

After starting the month with six innings pitched and two earned runs in San Diego on Aug. 19, Strasburg did not allow a run to score through his next two starts. In Houston on Aug. 24, he threw six more innings while only giving up three hits and striking out seven.

Strasburg finished the month in D.C. by throwing a complete game shutout and recording eight strikeouts against Miami on Aug. 30. He also hit a home run to give the Nationals the lead in the fifth inning. Overall, Strasburg completed the month with a miniscule 0.86 ERA and 23 strikeouts across three starts.

San Diego State's Haleigh Krause, meanwhile, won the Oregon Women's Stroke Play Championship after posting a combined 3-under-par 141 at Rose City Golf Club on Aug. 16.

The Aztec senior led the entire way to become the only competitor in the 47-player field to finish the tournament below par. Krause sank six birdies during the final round to defeat Hannah Swanson (+3) and Victoria Gailey (+4) on the par-72, 5,942-yard layout.

In all, Krause drained nine birdies for the week to win her second Oregon Golf Association championship after winning the Oregon Junior Stroke Play crown in 2012.

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