Pac-12 Baseball Players of The Week - May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022

Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week: Mac Bingham, Arizona
(So., OF - San Diego, Calif.)

3 GP, .429 AVG, .429 OBP, .786 SLG, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 6 H, 3 XBH

Led the Wildcats in hits, extra-base hits, RBI, and total bases as Arizona won two of three from No. 2 Oregon State. Ranked second on the team in AVG and SLG
Hit a three-run home run in Sunday's comeback win to seal the series victory
Multiple hits in all three games and scored a run in each of Arizona's wins.
Third different Arizona player to win this award this season with Tanner O'Tremba (Feb. 21) and Daniel Susac (March 14). Matches Arizona State for the most by one school this season. First time Arizona has had three different players selected as Pac-12 Player of the Week in the same season since 2017.

Pac-12 Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Max Rajcic, UCLA
(So., RHP - Fullerton, Calif.)

1 GP, 1-0, 8.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 14 K

Threw the first 8 innings of a combined one-hitter as UCLA blanked WSU 4-0 on Friday night.
Faced just two over the minimum, with the two runners reaching on a ground-single and a dropped third strike. Retired 14 consecutive batters at one point, including a stretch of five straight swinging strikeouts
Struck out a career-high 14 batters. Most single-game strikeouts by a UCLA pitcher since Ryan Garcia vs. Utah on April 26, 2019. First UCLA pitcher in the John Savage era to strike out 14 or more batters in a game without allowing a walk.
Second-most single-game strikeouts by a Pac-12 pitcher this season (OSU's Cooper Hjerpe, 17)
Didn't walk a batter for his third consecutive start. Has a 59-2 K-BB ratio over his last seven outings.
Wins this award for the second time in the last three weeks. First UCLA pitcher to be named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week multiple times in the same season since Zach Pettway in 2020.

Also Nominated

Player of the Week: Jake Palmer, UCLA; Brett Barrera, STAN; A.J. Guerrero, WASH; Rodney Green Jr., CAL; Josh Kasevich, ORE; Jack Smith, WSU

Pitcher of the Week: Garrett Irvin, ARIZ; Steven Zobac, CAL; Alex Williams, STAN

	Player	Pitcher
Feb. 21	Tanner O’Tremba (Arizona)	Dawson Netz (Arizona)
Feb. 28	Brett Barrera (Stanford)	Quinn Mathews (Stanford)
March 7	Carson Yates (UCLA)	Joseph King (California)
March 14	Daniel Susac (Arizona)	Adam Tulloch (Arizona State)
March 21	Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)	Cooper Hjerpe (Oregon State)
March 28	Ethan Long (Arizona State)	Quinn Mathews (Stanford)
April 4	Trevor Halsema (USC)	Cooper Hjerpe (Oregon State)
April 11	Nathan Martorella (California)	Alex Williams (Stanford)
April 18	Sean McLain (Arizona State)	Quinn Mathews (Stanford)
April 25	Jacob McKeon (Washington State)	Matthew Sox (Utah)
May 2	Cody Schrier (UCLA)	Max Rajcic (UCLA)
May 9	Nate Baez (Arizona State)	Alex Williams (Stanford)
May 16	Mac Bingham (Arizona)	Max Rajcic (UCLA)

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