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Pac-12 announces baseball Players of the Week

Feb 28, 2017

UTAH'S HUNTER SIMMONS NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK
STANFORD'S ANDREW SUMMERVILLE TABBED PITCHER OF THE WEEK

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hunter Simmons, Sr., INF, Utah

  • 2 R, 9 H, 5 RBI, .692 AVG
  • Hit .563 (9-for-16) with six RBI in games against Nebraska and Ohio State with Utah going 3-1 for the weekend.
  • 3-for-5 in game one against Ohio State with an RBI.
  • 2-for-4 with an RBI that gave Utah a 2-0 lead in the first inning in game two against Ohio State.
  • Drove in one of Utah’s three runs in game two against Nebraska and also had a key defensive play on a squeeze play late in the game to prevent a run from scoring.
  • Fourth all-time weekly-honor for Utah and second for Simmons.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Andrew Summerville, Jr., LHP, Stanford

  • 6 IP, 97 P, 8 K, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 0.00 ERA
  • Combined for the fifth one-hitter in school history on Friday, Stanford's first one-hitter in 14 years.
  • Started and left with a no-hitter after six innings and 97 pitches.
  • Struck out eight batters and did not allow a baserunner in scoring position.
  • Faced just two hitters over the minimum, and led Stanford to a 6-0 victory over Kansas.
  • 83rd all-time weekly-honor for Stanford and first honor for Summerville.

ALSO NOMINATED

Player: Michael Flynn, ARIZ; Eli Lingos, ASU; Gabe Matthews, ORE; Kj Harrison, OSU; Mikey Diekroeger, STAN; Sean Bouchard, UCLA; Lars Nootbaar, USC; Joey Morgan, WASH; Justin Harrer, WSU.
Pitcher: Jared Oliva, ARIZ; Tanner Dodson, CAL; Matt Mercer, ORE; Jake Thompson, OSU; Griffin Canning, UCLA; Riley Ottesen, UTAH; Noah Bremer, WASH; Scotty Sunitsch, WSU.

2017 PAC-12 PLAYER AND PITCHER OF THE WEEK

  Player Pitcher
Feb. 21 Nick Quintana, ARIZ Luke Heimlich, OSU
Feb. 28 Hunter Simmons, UTAH Andrew Summerville, STAN