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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gavin Turley, So., OF, Oregon State (Chandler, Ariz.)
5 GP, .455 AVG, .500 OBP, .955 SLG, 11 RBI, 3 HR, 2 2B, 8 R, 10 H, 3 BB, 21 TB
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Led Oregon State to a 5-0 week, which included a sweep of Arizona State
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Recorded multiple hits in 4 of the Beavers' 5 games, including 3 in each of the 2 series finales
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Hit 3 home runs, including 2 in the series with the Sun Devils. Hit 1 in the 1st inning in Game 2, then followed that with a solo shot Sunday in the 7th inning to give the Beavers insurance runs
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Led Oregon State with 11 RBI on the week, and drove in 2 or more in 4 of the 5 games
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Also walked 3 times to record a .500 on-base percentage. Finished with an OPS of .955
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Scored 8 runs and tallied 2 doubles.
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2nd time in his career winning the award after winning it in February 2023
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5th time in 8 weeks this season that an Oregon State player has won this award
ALSO NOMINATED:
Owen Cobb, STAN; Tommy Splaine, ARIZ; Ryan Jackson, USC; Landon Frei, UTAH; Logan Johnstone, WSU
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK:
Jacob Kmatz, Jr., RHP, Oregon State (Albuquerque, N.M.)
1 GS, 1-0, CG, 9.0 IP, 1.00 ERA, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB, 6.0 K/9, 0.44 WHIP
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Tossed his 1st career complete game as Oregon State defeated Arizona State, 9-1, on Saturday
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Faced the minimum over the first 8 innings and his lone blemish was a pinch-hit home run by the Sun Devils in the 9th inning
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Scattered 4 hits and did not walk a batter. ASU had opened the series with 8 runs on 11 hits in the opener Friday and had a team batting average in the .280 range leading up to the game
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Recorded all 6 strikeouts from the 5th inning on
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Improved to 4-1 on the year, sporting a 2.89 ERA. He has 38 strikeouts to 11 walks in 43 2/3 innings.
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2nd time this season and 2nd time in his career winning this award after previously claiming it on February 26th of this season
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2nd Pac-12 pitcher to win twice this season, joining Stanford's Christian Lim
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2nd time this season that Oregon State has won both the Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week in the same week
ALSO NOMINATED:
Cam Walty, ARIZ; Micah Ashman, UTAH; Christian Lim, STAN; Logan Mercado, ORE; Rashad Ruff, UCLA; Tyler Stromsborg, USC
2024 Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards
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Player
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Pitcher
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Feb. 19
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Travis Bazzana
, Oregon State
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Jackson Kent
, Arizona
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Feb. 26
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Mason Guerra
, Oregon State
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Jacob Kmatz
, Oregon State
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March 4
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Travis Bazzana
, Oregon State
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Christian Lim
, Stanford
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March 11
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Jacob Walsh
, Oregon
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Matt Scott
, Stanford
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March 18
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Jeter Ybarra
, Washington
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Connor Markl
, Arizona State
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March 25
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Travis Bazzana
, Oregon State
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Christian Lim
, Stanford
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April 1
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Ryan Campos
, Arizona State
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Grant Taylor,
Washington State
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April 8
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Gavin Turley
, Oregon State
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Jacob Kmatz
, Oregon State
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