PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rylee Holtorf, Jr., INF, Washington (Peoria, Ariz.) >> 3 G, .364 AVG, .909 SLG, 2 HR
- Hit .364 (4-for-11) with a pair of home runs to help lead Washington to a three-game sweep of Oregon State.
- Hit a leadoff homer in game one of the series, ultimately a 5-4 win for the Huskies.
- Went 2-for-4 in game three, including her first-career walk-off home run in the 1-0 victory.
- First-career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor for Holtorf.
ALSO NOMINATED: Elon Butler, CAL; Megan Grant, UCLA; Haley Denning, UTAH.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: NiJaree Canady, So., P, Stanford (Topeka, Kansas) >> 2 G, 2-0, 12.0 IP, 2 CG, 20 K, 0.00 ERA
- Tossed a pair of complete game shutouts and totaled 20 strikeouts against Arizona over the weekend.
- Went 5.0 scoreless frames in the 9-0 win over Arizona on March 28, adding seven strikeouts in the run-rule win.
- Followed with 7.0 scoreless innings in her second complete game of the weekend, dealing 13 strikeouts while allowing just four hits in the dominant outing.
- Helped out her own cause with her first-career home run in Saturday’s win.
- Sixth Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week award for Canady, and fourth honor this season.
ALSO NOMINATED: Logan Hulon, OSU; Taylor Tinsley, UCLA; Mariah Lopez, UTAH; Lindsay Lopez, WASH.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Sidne Peters, Fr., P, Washington (Santa Fe, Texas) >> 2G, 2-0, 2.2 IP, 5 K, 0.00 ERA
- Earned a pair of wins in Washington’s three-game sweep of Oregon State, retiring nine of 11 hitters faced and did not allow a single hit in her outings.
- Tossed 2.1 innings in the Huskies’ 5-4 win on Thursday, dealing four strikeouts on the day.
- Struck out her lone batter faced in relief on Saturday, earning the win in a combined shutout with Ruby Meylan.
- First-career Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award for Peters.
ALSO NOMINATED: Ava Gall, STAN; Reese Lee, UTAH.
– Pac-12.com –
