Washington's Sis Bates repeats as Pac-12 Softball Defensive Player of the Year

May 19, 2024

Sis Bates, who owns the fewest errors of any middle infielder in the Pac-12 and the highest career fielding percentage of any shortstop in Washington history (.980), wins Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second straight season. The junior has started all 49 games and leads all league players with a .485 batting average during Pac-12 action.