Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards - May 15, 2023

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alberto Rios, Jr., C, Stanford (Bellflower, Calif.)
» 4 GP, .556 AVG, .619 OBP, 1.333 SLG, 11 RBI, 4 HR, 7 R, 10 H (2 2B), 2 BB

• Earns the award for a second straight week after leading Stanford to a 3-1 record, which included a series win over Arizona to help the Cardinal clinch the regular-season title and the No. 1 seed at the Pac-12 Tournament for a second consecutive season.
• Went 10-for-18 (.556) at the plate with four home runs, two doubles, 11 RBI and seven runs scored.
• Finished the week with a .619 on-base percentage and a 1.333 slugging percentage.
• Recorded multiple hits in three of four games.
• In Sunday’s finale, went 5-for-6 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI, marking the second time this year he’s gone for 9 RBI or more in a game.
• Overall for the series against Arizona, hit .615 (8-for-13) with five runs scored, two doubles, three homers and nine RBI.
• First Cardinal to win player of the week awards in back-to-back weeks since Quinn Brodey in 2017 (March 6 and March 14).
• Second career weekly honor and Stanford’s third overall this season (Matt Scott - Pitcher of the Week - March 27).

ALSO NOMINATED: Jonah Advincula, WSU; Travis Bazzana, OSU; Chase Davis, ARIZ; Bryce Grudzielanek, USC; Jarrod Hocking; UCLA; Will Simpson, WASH.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Caden Aoki, So., RHP, USC (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
» 1 GS, 1-0, 8.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

• Helped the Trojans secure a big series victory at home over Arizona State, shutting down the Sun Devil offense in a 2-0 game-two victory.
• Tossed a career-high 8.0 shutout innings, allowing just three hits and only walking two batters.
• Allowed just one runner past first base, stranding that runner on third in the third inning.
• Is now 4-1 with a Pac-12-leading 2.04 ERA.
• First Pac-12 weekly award for Aoki and third Pitcher of the Week honor for a USC hurler in 2023 (Blake Sodersten - May 8; Tyler Stromsborg - April 3).

ALSO NOMINATED: Michael Barnett, UCLA; Joey Dixon, STAN; Ben Ferrer, OSU; Case Matter, WASH; Shane Spencer, WSU.

2023 Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards