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2023 Pac-12 Softball Tournament

May 10-13, 2023 | Tucson, AZ | Hillenbrand Stadium

Pac-12 Softball Weekly Awards - April 24, 2023

Apr 24, 2023

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Terra McGowan, R-Sr., C, Oregon (Mission Viejo, Calif.)
» 3 G, .750 AVG, 6 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 5 R, 3 BB, 0 K, 11 TB, .818 OBP, 1.375 SLG

  • Hit .750 (6-for-8) and slugged 1.375 to spark No. 17 Oregon's first sweep of Arizona since 2018.
  • Had two doubles, a home run, six RBIs and scored five runs.
  • Was 2-for-4 with her team-leading 11th home run and four RBIs in Friday's 8-0 win.
  • Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles in Saturday's 8-3 win and was 2-for-2 in the series finale.
  • First career Pac-12 Player of the Week award and the first for Oregon since March 8, 2022 (Vallery Wong).

ALSO NOMINATED: Megan Grant, UCLA; Baylee Klingler, WASH; Halle Morris, UTAH.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Morgan Scott, Sr., RHP, Oregon (Irmo, S.C.)
» 2-0, 3 G, 1 GS, 1 CG, 11.2 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, 0.00 ERA

  • Went 2-0 in No. 17 Oregon's sweep of Arizona.
  • Pitched a complete game, six-inning, three-hit shut out in Friday's opener.
  • Also threw the final 4 2/3 innings to pick up the victory in Sunday's 7-4 come-from-behind win.
  • On the weekend, she had a 0.00 ERA, gave up six hits, struck out 11 and walked none in 11 2/3 innings.
  • First career Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week award and Oregon's second this season (Stevie Hansen - Feb. 27).

ALSO NOMINATED: NiJaree Canady, STAN; Megan Faraimo, UCLA; Mariah Lopez, Utah.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: NiJaree Canady, Fr., P/UTIL, Stanford (Topeka, Kan.)
» 1-0, 3 G, 3 GS, 15.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 21 K, 0.89 ERA

  • Pitched 15 2/3 innings in three of No. 8 Stanford's wins this week, allowing only eight hits and two earned runs (0.89 ERA).
  • Picked up the win in 4 1/3 innings of scoreless work at BYU last Monday.
  • Gave up one earned in 7 1/3 innings of a 2-1 Cardinal victory over California in the series opener, striking out eight.
  • Allowed one earned in four innings of the finale against the Golden Bears, a 3-2 Stanford win.
  • Struck out 21 batters against just three walks.
  • Second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award this season (Feb. 20).
  • One of two Cardinal to win multiple Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards (Alana Vawter - 2021).

ALSO NOMINATED: Megan Grant, UCLA; Ruby Meylan, WASH.

  Player Pitcher Freshman
Feb. 13 Maya Brady, UCLA Megan Faraimo, UCLA Taylor Tinsley, UCLA
Feb. 20 Jordyn VanHook, ASU NiJaree Canady, STAN NiJaree Canady, STAN
Feb. 27 Devyn Netz, ARIZ Stevie Hansen, ORE Ruby Meylan, WASH
March 6 Olivia DiNardo, ARIZ NiJaree Canady, STAN Olivia DiNardo, ARIZ
March 13 Ellessa Bonstrom, UTAH Brooke Yanez, UCLA Megan Grant, UCLA
March 20 Ellessa Bonstrom, UTAH Megan Faraimo, UCLA Abby Dayton, UTAH
March 27 Madison Huskey, WASH Megan Faraimo, UCLA Alana Johnson, WASH
April 3 Aaliyah Jordan, UCLA Megan Faraimo, UCLA Elon Butler, CAL
April 10 Sami Reynolds, WASH Alana Vawter, STAN Abby Dayton, UTAH
April 17 Maya Brady, UCLA Mariah Lopez, UTAH Megan Grant, UCLA
April 24 Terra McGowan, ORE Morgan Scott, ORE NiJaree Canady, STAN