Pac-12 Softball Weekly Awards – April 1, 2024

April 2, 2024 News, Pac 12 Softball

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.