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Pac-12 Softball Weekly Awards - May 16, 2022

by Pac-12 Conference
May 16, 2022

PLAYER OF THE WEEK & PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Mariah Mazon, Sr., P, Oregon State (Tulare, Calif.)
» 3 G, .667 AVG, 6 H, 3 HR, 4 R, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 15 TB, 1.667 SLG

» 2-0, 1 GS, 15.1 IP, 14 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 1 HR, 21 K, 0.46 ERA

  • Hit .667 (6-for-9) to help clinch the series in against Utah in her final home games.
  • In the first game, Mazon blasted two home runs that brought in four runs, bringing her season total to 9 homers. 
  • Made three appearances behind the mound in the Utah series, while picking up two victories.
  • In 15.1 innings pitched, she tallied 21 strikeouts including her sixth double-digit strikeout game with 12 on Thursday, May 12. 
  • She registered a 0.59 ERA in the three-game series, as she now ranks third in the Conference in earned run average (1.48) this season.
  • Mazon currently ranks second in the Conference in batters struck out (192).
  • Only the second student-athlete this season to claim both Pac-12 Player of the Week and Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week in the same week. (Holly Azevedo - March 21)

ALSO NOMINATED (Player): Haley Denning, Utah; Sydnee Huff, Stanford; Carlie Scupin, Arizona; Delanie Wisz, UCLA. 

ALSO NOMINATED (Pitcher): Holly Azevedo, UCLA; Shi Smith, Utah. 

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Cydney Sanders, Fr., INF., Arizona State (San Marcos, Calif.)
» 3 G, .364 AVG, 4 H, 3 HR, 3 R, 8 RBI, 1 BB, 14 TB, 1.273 SLG

  • Hit .364 (4-for-11) to help clinch the series against then-No. 10 Washington.
  • Sanders' big bat helped propel the Sun Devils to the outright Conference title for the first time since 2011 after a tight race with UCLA.
  • In the game 3 of the series, she came in clutch after knocking out two home runs to give Arizona State the permanent lead to finish off Washington. 
  • Sanders tied the the Sun Devils' program record with the most home runs in a single-season (20). 
  • Prior to the final regular season series, Sanders was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was selected to the First Team All-Pac-12 Conference Team. 

ALSO NOMINATED: Dani Hayes, Stanford; Olivia Johnson, Washington; Kendall Lundberg, Utah; Kaylah Nelson, Oregon State; Savannah Pola, UCLA.

  Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week Freshman of the Week
Feb. 15 Frankie Hammoude, Oregon State Gabbie Plain, Washington Olivia Johnson, Washington
Feb. 22 Baylee Klingler, Washington Gabbie Plain, Washington Kiki Escobar, Oregon State
March 1 Mariah Mazon, Oregon State Alana Vawter, Regan Krause, Molly Millar, Stanford  Savannah Pola, UCLA
March 8 Vallery Wong, Oregon Megan Faraimo, UCLA Savannah Pola, UCLA
March 14 Briana Perez, UCLA Megan Faraimo, UCLA  Kinsey Fiedler, Washington
March 21 Holly Azevedo, UCLA Holly Azevedo, UCLA Acacia Anders, California
March 28 Yannira Acuña, Arizona State Marissa Schuld, Arizona State Cydney Sanders, Arizona State
April 4 Baylee Klingler, Washington Sarah Haendiges, Oregon State Kiki Escobar, Oregon State
April 11 Jazmine Hill, Arizona State Alana Vawter, Stanford Kiki Escobar, Oregon State
April 18 Alynah Torres, Arizona State Kelley Lynch, Washington Cydney Sanders, Arizona State
April 25 Allie Skaggs, Arizona Gabbie Plain, Washington Savannah Pola, UCLA
May 2 Allie Skaggs, Arizona Gabbie Plain, Washington Paige Dimler, Arizona
May 9 Julia Jimenez, Utah Lindsay Lopez, Arizona State Stevie Hansen, Oregon
May 16 Mariah Mazon, Oregon State Mariah Mazon, Oregon State Cydney Sanders, Arizona State

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