Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards - May 1, 2023

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Drew Cowley, Sr., INF, Oregon (Upland, Calif.)
» 5 GP, .421 AVG, .542 OBP, 1.053 SLG, 10 RBI, 4 HR, 5 R, 8 H, 3 BB

• Led the Ducks to a 4-1 record last week, including a big series win at home over No. 18 Arizona State, the Pac-12 leader heading into the weekend. 
• Hit .421 at the plate with four home runs, 10 RBI and five runs scored to go along with a 1.053 slugging percentage and 1.595 OPS.
• Half of his hits on the weekend went for home runs, which included a solo shot and a grand slam in the 9-2 series-opening win over the Sun Devils; the five RBI in the game matched a career-high.
• Recorded multiple hits in three of five games and reached base multiple times in all five games, reaching three times in each of the wins over Gonzaga and Saturday’s series-clinching 16-10 Oregon win.
• In the Saturday shootout, went 2-for-4 with his fourth home run of the week.
• First career Player of the Week honor and second overall for Oregon this season (Jacob Walsh - April 3).

ALSO NOMINATED: Garret Forrester, OSU; Jayden Kiernan, UTAH; Coby Morales, WASH; Alberto Rios, STAN.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Jace Stoffal, Jr., RHP, Oregon (Roseburg, Ore.)
» 1 GS, 1-0, 6.2 IP, 1.35 ERA, 4 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

• Earns the honor for a third time this season after dominating No. 18 Arizona State in the 9-2 series-opening victory for the Ducks.
• Limited the Sun Devils, who entered the weekend second in the Pac-12 in batting average and runs scored, to just one earned run on four hits in 6.2 innings of work.
• Held ASU scoreless through the first five innings allowing Oregon to build a 9-0 lead before the Sun Devils got on the board.
• Struck out seven and only walked two batters.
• Recorded sixth quality start with three coming against the top three hitting teams in the Pac-12 entering the weekend (Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford).
• Third Oregon pitcher to earn the honor three times in the same season (2021 - Robert Ahlstrom; 2017 - David Peterson). 
• Fourth overall Pitcher of the Week nod for Oregon in 2023 (Matt Dallas - March 20; Jace Stoffal - April 10, April 17).

ALSO NOMINATED: Micah Ashman, UTAH; Josh Emanuels, WASH; Jacob Kmatz, OSU; Quinn Mathews, STAN.

2023 Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards