Kansas University pitcher Kevin Wheeler was named Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.

The senior lefty posted a career-high 12 strikeouts with no walks, allowed five hits and no earned runs in 82¼3 innings of the Jayhawks' 3-1 victory Friday over Eastern Michigan.

Wheeler is 2-0 with a 2.49 earned run average. The Omaha, Neb., native leads the team in innings pitched (212¼3), strikeouts (20) and opponents batting average (.190).

The award is KU's third this year from the Big 12. Junior first baseman Ryan Baty and sophomore third basemen Travis Metcalf have both been named players of the week. Wheeler's selection marks the first time in school history that KU has received three Big 12 Player/Pitcher of the Week honors in the same season.

KU next will face Middle Tennessee State at 3 p.m. Friday in the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn.