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Pac-12 Softball Weekly Awards - May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021

Player of the Week: Maddi Hackbarth, 5th Yr., C, ARIZONA STATE (Oakdale, Calif.)

  • Led then-No. 12 Arizona State to a key series win over then-No. 8 Oregon, the Sun Devils’ fifth straight series win in Conference play. 
  • Reached base in nine of her 15 plate appearances, drawing four walks and launching a pair of home runs. 
  • Tied Arizona State’s single-season record for home runs (20).
  • Knocked in five runs across four games, currently holds the Pac-12 lead with 56 RBIs in 2021. 
  • Second Pac-12 Player of the Week honor this season. 

Pitcher and Freshman of the Week: Alana Vawter, R-Fr., P, STANFORD (Kansas City, Mo.)

  • Earned back-to-back Freshman of the Week honors after delivering 22.1 shutout innings with 12 strikeouts against Oregon State this weekend. 
  • Secured three wins, including two complete-game shutouts and eight innings pitched in extra innings. 
  • Pitched 6.1 innings of scoreless relief in Stanford’s 13-inning marathon on Saturday, the Cardinal’s longest game since 2011. 
  • Tossed a complete-game two-hitter in the series finale, striking out six hitters. 
  • Second career Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor and first career Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week accolade. 

ALSO NOMINATED: 

Player of the Week: Janelle Meono, Arizona; Frankie Hammoude, Oregon State; Briana Perez, UCLA. 

Pitcher of the Week: Hanah Bowen, Arizona; Allison Royalty, Arizona State; Megan Faraimo, UCLA. 

Freshman of the Week: Janelle Meono, Arizona; Allison Royalty, Arizona State; Hanna Delgado, Oregon; Thessa Malau’ulu, UCLA. 

  Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week Freshman of the Week
Feb. 16 Maddi Hackbarth, Arizona State Gabbie Plain, Washington Madison Simon, Oregon State
Feb. 23 Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza, Arizona Gabbie Plain, Washington Alyssa Brito, Oregon
Mar. 2 Carlie Scupin, Arizona Brooke Yanez, Oregon Carlie Scupin, Arizona
Mar. 9 Sami Reynolds, Washington Gabbie Plain, Washington Hanna Delgado, Oregon
Mar. 16 Alyssa Brito, Oregon Mariah Lopez, Arizona Alyssa Brito, Oregon
Mar. 23 Maya Brady, UCLA Rachel Garcia, UCLA Maya Brady, UCLA
Mar. 30 Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza, Arizona Makenna Kliethermes, Oregon Makenna Kliethermes, Oregon
Apr. 6 Mariah Mazon, Oregon State Alyssa Denham, Arizona Jadelyn Allchin, Washington
Apr. 12 Rachel Garcia, UCLA Gabbie Plain, Washington Aly Kaneshiro, Stanford
Apr. 19 Sami Reynolds, Washington Rachel Garcia, UCLA Lindsay Lopez, Arizona State
Apr. 26 Carlie Scupin, Arizona Rachel Garcia, UCLA Alana Vawter, Stanford
May 3 Maddi Hackbarth, Arizona State Alana Vawter, Stanford Alana Vawter, Stanford