Pac-12 announces softball players of the week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rachel Cid, So. INF, Oregon (Tracy, Calif.)
4 GP, 7 hits, 7 runs, 8 RBI, .467 AVG, .500 OBP
• Helped then-No. 21 Oregon to four wins last weekend, totaling eight RBI, two home runs and seven runs. The Ducks extend their perfect start to the season to 9-0.
• Delivered a walk-off three-run home run in game two against Dayton to finish off a 9-0 run-rule victory on Sunday.
• Drove in multiple runs in three straight games, including back-to-back three-RBI games against Houston and Dayton.
• Scored four times, including twice in the Ducks' 11-run fourth inning in an 18-3 win over Dayton on Saturday Feb. 15.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Mariah Mazon, Jr., P/DP, Oregon State (Tulare, Calif.,)
4 GP, 2 wins, 17.2 IP, 29 K ; 10 AB, .600 avg
• Threw second no-hitter of both the season and her career in an 8-0 run-rule victory over Houston on Saturday. Pitched five innings with seven strikeouts out of 15 batters faced, tossing only 69 pitches.
• Notched a career-high 12 strikeouts through six innings of work in win over Dayton (6-2) on Friday.
• Helped OSU go 3-1 on the weekend and picked up her second save of the season after striking out all three batters in the top half of the seventh inning against Dayton on Saturday morning.
• Over the course of the four games, held opponents to a .117 batting average.
Oh no-no she didn't! @mariahmazon tossed her second no-hitter of the season for @BeaverSoftball en route to being named the #Pac12SB Pitcher of the Week. https://t.co/LgI56IVUA0 pic.twitter.com/RnPBNXlMVA
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 18, 2020
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Kelley Lynch, Fr., P/1B, Washington (Newnan, Ga.)
5 GP, 9 RBI, 2 HR ; 3 app, 7.2 IP, 9 K
• Helped then-No. 1 Washington finish 4-1 at the Clearwater Elite Invitational tabbing four wins over ranked opponents (then- No. 9 Alabama, No. 5 Florida State, No. 18 South Carolina and No. 17 Texas Tech).
• Became the second Husky freshman to hit a home run and pitch multiple shutout innings in the same game. Joins Kaitlin Inglesby who did the same in 2011 and was the fourth time in school history, regardless of age.
• Four-game RBI streak, with three of those four games against ranked opponents.
• Scoreless appearances in the circle in 7-0 victory over FSU (5.1 IP) and 5-4 over South Carolina (2.0 IP).
.@kelleylynch27 can do it all!
She racked up 2 homers, 9 RBIs and a pitching victory while helping @UWSoftball earn 4 wins at the Clearwater Elite Invitational.
Lynch takes home the #Pac12SB Freshman of the Week award. ➡️ https://t.co/LgI56IVUA0 pic.twitter.com/Jro2FMJzyA— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 18, 2020
ALSO NOMINATED
Player: Kacey Zobac, CAL; Alyssa Palomino, ARIZ; Bella Loomis, ASU; Mariah Mazon, OSU; Hannah Howell, STAN; Aaliyah Jordan, UCLA; Haley Denning, UTAH; Sami Reynolds, WASH.
Pitcher: Alyssa Denham, ARIZ; Cielo Meza, ASU; Chloe Romero, CAL; Samaria Diaz, ORE; Alana Vawter, STAN; Megan Faraimo, UCLA; Halle Morris, UTAH.
Freshman: Alynah Torres, ASU; Kacey Zobac, CAL; Isabella Dayton, ARIZ; Terra McGowan, ORE; Val Pero, OSU; Alana Vawter, STAN; Maya Brady, UCLA; Haley Denning, UTAH.
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