Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards – Feb. 26, 2024

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mason Guerra, Jr., INF, Oregon State (Beaverton, Ore.)  
» 5 GP, .389 AVG, .429 OBP, .667 SLG, 11 RBI, 1 HR, 6 R, 7 H (2 2B), 1 BB

  • Led the Beavers offensively, hitting safely in all 5 games as Oregon State went 5-0
  • Helped the Beavers to a 1-1 record against top-25 teams
  • Collected 7 hits and 11 RBI during those 5 games, adding 2 doubles and a home run. His home run came against No. 2 Arkansas in the 8th inning, as the Beavers tied the game
  • Was 7-for-18 (.389) during the week
  • Finished with a .667 slugging percentage
  • Scored 6 runs
  • 1st time winning this award and first time OSU has won the award in back-to-back weeks since winning 3 straight in 2017 (Cadyn Grenier, KJ Harrison, Nick Madrigal).  Last Pac-12 team to win this award in back-to-back weeks was Stanford last May when Alberto Rios won in consecutive weeks

ALSO NOMINATED: Brandon Compton, ASU; PJ Moutzouridis, CAL; Jimmy Nati, STAN; Garen Caulfield, ARIZ; Michael Davinni, UTAH; Jacob Galloway, USC; Joey Kramer, WSU; Jacob Walsh, ORE

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PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Jacob Kmatz, Jr., RHP, Oregon State (Albuquerque, N.M.)  

» 1 GS, 1-0, 5.1 IP, 1.69 ERA, 3 H, 1 ER, 10 K, 0 BB

  • Struck out a career-high 10 batters in just 5 1/3 innings in the win over Michigan on Saturday in Arlington, Texas
  • Faced just 2 batters over the minimum during his appearance, and scattered 3 hits and a run with no walks
  • Michigan batters took him to 3-2 counts just twice. He picked up strikeouts in both cases
  • Won his first game of the season and 14th of his collegiate career
  • First time in his career earning Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week.  First Oregon State pitcher to win this award since Trent Sellers won in the 2nd week of 2023 season
  • First time OSU has won Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week at the same time since Week 2 of 2023 season.  The last school to sweep both awards was Oregon on May 1, 2023.

ALSO NOMINATED: Brett Porthan, UTAH; Grant Taylor, WSU; Matt Cornelius, ASU; Nick Dugan, STAN; Kevin Seitter, ORE; Tyler Stasiowski, CAL; Tyler Stromsborg, USC; Cam Walty, ARIZ

2024 Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards

 PlayerPitcher
Feb. 19Travis Bazzana, Oregon StateJackson Kent, Arizona
Feb. 26Mason Guerra, Oregon StateJacob Kmatz, Oregon State

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