UTAH’S HANNAH FLIPPEN, ARIZONA’S KATIYANA MAUGA NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
ARIZONA’S DANIELLE O’TOOLE VOTED PITCHER OF THE YEAR
FLIPPEN TABBED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
AND PAC-12 BATTING CHAMPION
UCLA’s RACHEL GARCIA VOTED FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
ARIZONA’S MIKE CANDREA SELECTED AS COACH OF THE YEAR
SAN FRANCISCO – The 2017 Pac-12 Softball All-Conference honors, including All-Pac-12, All-Freshman and All-Defensive teams, were announced today by the Conference office. In a vote of the Conference’s head coaches, UTAH’s Hannah Flippen and ARIZONA’s Katiyana Mauga have been named the 2017 Pac-12 Softball Co-Players of the Year. Arizona senior Danielle O’Toole was voted Pitcher of the Year. Flippen also garnered Defensive Player of the Year honors and was crowned the Pac-12 Softball Batting Champion. UCLA’s Rachel Garcia was tabbed Freshman of the Year and Arizona head coach Mike Candrea was voted Coach of the Year.
Pac-12 Co-Player of the Year, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and Batting Champion – Hannah Flippen, Utah
Flippen earned the Conference’s Player of the Year honors once again after leading the Utes to a fifth-place finish in the Pac-12 with a .424 batting average throughout the regular season to also become the Pac-12 Softball Batting Champion. Flippen is a 2016 First Team NFCA All-Pacific Region and ranks in the top five Conference standings in slugging percentage (.764), on base percentage (.515), and stolen bases (11).
Pac-12 Co-Player of the Year – Katiyana Mauga, Arizona
Senior Mauga earned Pac-12 Player of the Year after leading the Wildcats to their first Conference title and highest NCAA tournament seed since 2007. Mauga is approaching history with 22 home runs so far this season and 89 in her career, breaking the school record and only four shy of the NCAA record held by Oklahoma’s Lauren Chaimberlain. She earned Pac-12 player of the week four times this season.
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year – Danielle O’Toole, Arizona
O’Toole earns Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year with a 27-4 record, posting 191 strikeouts in 195.1 innings of work to lead the Wildcats to a Conference championship and a No. 2 NCAA Tournament seed. She earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week twice this season bringing her career total to six weekly awards and is a two-time first-team all-Pac-12, Arizona’s first, first-team all-Pac-12 pitcher since 2010.
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year – Rachel Garcia, UCLA
Rachel Garcia led the Bruins to a fourth place finish and a No. 5 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Garcia owns a 18-7 record with 154.2 games pitched and 161 strikeouts. She earned Conference honors four times this season, including twice where she garnered both pitcher and freshman of the week.
Pac-12 Coach of the Year – Mike Candrea, Arizona
Arizona’s Mike Candrea re-wrote the history books this season recording his 1,500 career win earlier in the season. Candrea is the fastest coach in NCAA history, in any sport, in any division, to reach 1,500 career wins. He led the Wildcats to their first Conference title since 2007, finishing the season 18-6 in Conference play, and a No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
2017 PAC-12 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Name | Position | Year | School |
Ali Aguilar | IF | Sr. | Washington |
Taran Alvelo | P | So. | Washington |
Maggie Balint | RHP | Fr. | Oregon |
Hannah Flippen | IF | Sr. | Utah |
Rachel Garcia | P | Fr. | UCLA |
Chelsea Gonzales | SS | Sr. | Arizona State |
Jessie Harper | IF | Fr. | Arizona |
Madeline Jelenicki | C/1B | Jr. | UCLA |
Megan Kleist | RHP | So. | Oregon |
Katiyana Mauga | 3B | Sr. | Arizona |
Danica Mercado | IF | Sr. | Oregon |
Mo Mercado | SS | Sr. | Arizona |
Danielle O'Toole | P | Sr. | Arizona |
Sashel Palacios | C | Sr. | Arizona State |
Kylee Perez | IF | Jr. | UCLA |
Mandie Perez | OF | Sr. | Arizona |
Delaney Spaulding | IF | Sr. | UCLA |
Casey Stangel | OF | Sr. | Washington |
Nikki Udria | IF | Sr. | Oregon |
Miranda Viramontes | P | Jr. | Utah |
SECOND TEAM
11 players instead of 10 due to a tie in voting
Name | Position | Year | School |
Alyssa Barrera | OF | Fr. | Utah |
Katie Donovan | P | Jr. | Utah |
Alysha Everett | IF | Jr. | Oregon State |
Ashleigh Hughes | 2B | Jr. | Arizona |
Jazmyn Jackson | U | Jr. | California |
Alexis Mack | IF | So. | Oregon |
Taylor McQuillin | P | So. | Arizona |
Bubba Nickles | P/IF | Fr. | UCLA |
Alyssa Palomino | OF | Fr. | Arizona |
Kylie Sorenson | IF | Sr. | Stanford |
Anissa Urtez | SS | Sr. | Utah |
THIRD TEAM
Name | Position | Year | School |
McKenna Arriola | SS | Jr. | Oregon State |
Taylor Becerra | IF | So. | Arizona State |
Mia Camuso | IF | Fr. | Oregon |
Reyna Carranco | U | Fr. | Arizona |
Taylor Cotton | P | Sr. | Oregon State |
Natalie Hampton | IF | Sr. | Oregon State |
Breanna Macha | RHP | Jr. | Arizona State |
Kylie Reed | IF | Sr. | California |
Lindsay Rood | IF | So. | California |
Gwen Svekis | C | Jr. | Oregon |
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
10 players instead of 9 due to tie in voting
Name | Position | Year | School |
Ali Aguilar | IF | Sr. | Washington |
Hannah Flippen | IF | Sr. | Utah |
Mo Mercado | SS | Sr. | Arizona |
Bessie Noll | OF | Sr. | Stanford |
Danielle O'Toole | P | Sr. | Arizona |
Kylee Perez | IF | Jr. | UCLA |
Sashel Palacios | C | Sr. | Arizona State |
Kylie Sorenson | IF | Sr. | Stanford |
Delaney Spaulding | IF | Sr. | UCLA |
Nikki Udria | IF | Sr. | Oregon |
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name | Position | School |
Maggie Balint | RHP | Oregon |
Alyssa Barrera | OF | Utah |
Sis Bates | IF | Washington |
Mia Camuso | IF | Oregon |
Reyna Carranco | U | Arizona |
Miranda Elish | RHP | Oregon |
Rachel Garcia | P | UCLA |
Jessie Harper | IF | Arizona |
Giselle Juarez | LHP | Arizona State |
Kelly Martinez | C/3B | Utah |
Dejah Mulipola | C | Arizona |
Bubba Nickles | P/IF | UCLA |
Alyssa Palomino | OF | Arizona |
Shannon Rhodes | IF | Oregon |