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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gavin Turley, So., OF, Oregon State (Chandler, Ariz.)              
» 5 GP, .455 AVG, .500 OBP, .955 SLG, 11 RBI, 3 HR, 2 2B, 8 R, 10 H, 3 BB, 21 TB

• Led Oregon State to a 5-0 week, which included a sweep of Arizona State
• Recorded multiple hits in 4 of the Beavers’ 5 games, including 3 in each of the 2 series finales
• Hit 3 home runs, including 2 in the series with the Sun Devils. Hit 1 in the 1st inning in Game 2, then followed that with a solo shot Sunday in the 7th inning to give the Beavers insurance runs
• Led Oregon State with 11 RBI on the week, and drove in 2 or more in 4 of the 5 games
• Also walked 3 times to record a .500 on-base percentage. Finished with an OPS of .955
• Scored 8 runs and tallied 2 doubles
• 2nd time in his career winning the award after winning it in February 2023
• 5th time in 8 weeks this season that an Oregon State player has won this award

ALSO NOMINATED: Owen Cobb, STAN; Tommy Splaine, ARIZ; Ryan Jackson, USC; Landon Frei, UTAH; Logan Johnstone, WSU

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Jacob Kmatz, Jr., RHP, Oregon State (Albuquerque, N.M.)                 
» 1 GS, 1-0, CG, 9.0 IP, 1.00 ERA, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 K,  0 BB, 6.0 K/9, 0.44 WHIP

• Tossed his 1st career complete game as Oregon State defeated Arizona State, 9-1, on Saturday
• Faced the minimum over the first 8 innings and his lone blemish was a pinch-hit home run by the Sun Devils in the 9th inning
• Scattered 4 hits and did not walk a batter. ASU had opened the series with 8 runs on 11 hits in the opener Friday and had a team batting average in the .280 range leading up to the game
• Recorded all 6 strikeouts from the 5th inning on
• Improved to 4-1 on the year, sporting a 2.89 ERA. He has 38 strikeouts to 11 walks in 43 2/3 innings.
• 2nd time this season and 2nd time in his career winning this award after previously claiming it on February 26th of this season
• 2nd Pac-12 pitcher to win twice this season, joining Stanford’s Christian Lim
• 2nd time this season that Oregon State has won both the Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week in the same week (Feb. 26)

ALSO NOMINATED: Cam Walty, ARIZ; Micah Ashman, UTAH; Christian Lim, STAN; Logan Mercado, ORE; Rashad Ruff, UCLA; Tyler Stromsborg, USC

2024 Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards

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