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Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards - Feb. 20, 2023

Feb 20, 2023

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jonah Advincula, Jr., OF, Washington State (Santa Clara, Calif.)
» 4 GP, .500 AVG, .619 OBP, 1.125 SLG, 13 RBI, 2 HR, 4 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 3 SB

  • Hit .500 and drove in 13 runs to help Washington State start the season 4-0 for the first time since 2010.
  • Went 8-for-16 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and three stolen bases in wins over Villanova (7-0, 22-7) and UC Riverside (17-4, 8-6).
  • Recorded four hits in the 17-4 win over UC Riverside, blasting two home runs, finishing a single shy of the cycle and knocking in eight runs, which were second-most in WSU single-game history.
  • Had three hits in the Sunday finale win over UC Riverside, including the go-ahead two-run single in the sixth to break a tie game.
  • Led a Cougar offense that scored 54 runs over four games.

ALSO NOMINATED: Wyatt Crenshaw, ASU; Josiah Cromwick, ORE; Chase Davis, ARIZ; Garret Forrester, OSU; Rodney Green Jr., CAL; Elijha Hammill, UTAH; Kyle Karros, UCLA; Nick Lopez, USC; Braden Montgomery, STAN.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: TJ Nichols, Jr., RHP, Arizona (Roseville, Calif.)
» 1 GP, 6.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 3 H, 6 K

  • Started and pitched 6.0 innings in Arizona’s 3-1 upset over No. 2 Tennessee in the season opener at the MLB Desert Invitational.
  • Limited the Vols’ offense to one run on three hits while striking out six.
  • After allowing a first-inning run, threw five straight shutout innings to earn the win.

ALSO NOMINATED: Dakota Hawkins, WSU; AJ Hutcheson, OSU; Timmy Manning, ASU; Ian May, CAL; Josh Mollerus, ORE; Matt Scott, STAN; Blake Sodersten, USC; Alonzo Tredwell, UCLA.

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Feb. 20 Jonah Advincula, WSU TJ Nichols, Arizona