Pac-12 Softball Weekly Awards – February 26, 2024

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Maya Brady, R-Sr., SS, UCLA (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) >> 5 G, .444 AVG, .944 SLG, 8 H, 6 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR

  • Went 8-of-18 (.444) with two walk-off hits at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, hitting safely in all five games over the weekend.
  • Capped off a five-run comeback in the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off RBI single in the opener against Nebraska (W, 9-8).
  • Doubled and scored during the 1-0 win over No. 24 Northwestern.
  • Sealed the mercy rule win over Illinois (10-2) with a three-run walk-off home run in the fifth inning.
  • Plated the go-ahead run in the 6-2 victory over No. 5 Tennessee.
  • Fifth career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor for Brady.

ALSO NOMINATED: Jasmine Perezchica, ARIZ; Kayla Lissy, ASU; Tianna Bell, CAL; Ariel Carlson, ORE; River Mahler, STAN; Abby Dayton, UTAH; Jillian Celis, WASH.

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PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Taylor Tinsley, So., P, UCLA (Lawrenceville, Ga.) >> 3-1, 4 G, 3 CG, 22.0 IP, 30 K, 2 ER, 0.64 ERA

  • Tossed three complete games and 22.0 innings at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, going 3-1 over the weekend.
  • Threw seven scoreless with nine strikeouts against No. 24 Northwestern (W, 1-0).
  • Struck out a career-high 11 over seven innings with no earned runs against Baylor (L, 5-3).
  • Held No. 5 Tennessee to just two earned runs over seven innings of work, striking out nine in the 6-2 win.
  • First Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week award for Tinsley, and second weekly honor of her career after being named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Feb. 13, 2023.

ALSO NOMINATED: Alissa Silva, ARIZ; Randi Roelling, CAL; Nijaree Canady, STAN; Sarah Ladd, UTAH; Brooke Nelson, WASH;

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FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Regan Shockey, Fr., UTIL, Arizona (Chino Hills, Calif.) >> 6G, .538 AVG, 14 H, 7 RBI, 6 R

  • Hit .538 (14-of-26) with six runs scored and seven batted in at the Hillenbrand Invitational, leading No. 22 Arizona to a 6-0 record over the weekend.
  • Went 2-for-4 with two runs in the 6-3 win over Indiana.
  • Had three hits and four RBI against Marshall (W, 12-4).
  • Followed up with another three-hit performance in the 14-inning win over Indiana (10-9), and wrapped up the weekend going 3-for-5 in the 5-4 win over Marshall.
  • Second-straight Freshman of the Week award for Shockey.

ALSO NOMINATED: Randi Roelling, CAL; Taylour Spencer, ORE; Jade Berry, STAN; Kaitlyn Terry, UCLA; Shonty Passi, UTAH.

 PlayerPitcherFreshman
Feb. 12Ariel Carlson, ORENiJaree Canady, STANJadyn Glab, WASH
Feb. 19Elon Butler, CALRuby Meylan, WASHRegan Shockey, ARIZ
Feb. 26Maya Brady, UCLATaylor Tinsley, UCLARegan Shockey, ARIZ

– Pac-12.com –