PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TJ Clarkson, R-Sr., OF/LHP, Utah (Gilbert, Ariz.)                
» 4 GP, .438 AVG, .526 OBP, 1.188 SLG, 8 RBI, 4 HR, 4 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 19 TB

• Slashed .583 / .667 / 1.583 in a road series win for the Utes at Arizona State, the team's 4th of the season and first over ASU since a sweep in 2017
• Homered in all 3 ASU games for a weekend total of 4 long balls, including 2 in a come-from-behind rubber game victory
• Had multiple hits in all 3 games, capped with a 3-for-4 line in the rubber game where he walked twice and also was intentionally walked 2 more times
• Clarkson's 1st homer on Sunday brought the Utes within a run to trail 4-3 in the 3rd inning. Then in the 6th, his 2-run shot on the first pitch put the team in front for good
• Put on this performance about 25 minutes away from his hometown of Gilbert, Arizona
• Has raised his batting average from just .115 during the WSU conference-opening series to now .254
• 2nd time he has won this award (2023 - March 6) and the only Utah player to earn this honor in the last 7 seasons

ALSO NOMINATED: Rodney Green Jr., CAL; Wilson Weber, OSU; Maddox Molony, ORE; Jimmy Nati, STAN; Brendan Summerhill, ARIZ

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Bryson Van Sickle, R-Sr., LHP, Utah (Eagle Mountain, Utah)                   
» 1 GS, 1-0, CG, 9.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 3 H, 0 ER, 8 K,  0 BB, 8.0 K/9, 0.33 WHIP on 82 pitches

• Tossed a "Maddux" (CG shutout, 9.0 IP with less than 100 pitches) in Utah's series-opening win at Arizona State, a 10-0 victory that saw Van Sickle allow just 3 hits, walk nobody and strike out 8 en route to an 82-pitch performance (61 strikes)
• Threw the only CG in the Pac-12 this weekend and the 4th in the conference this season
• First complete game by a Utah pitcher since 2022 and the first CG shutout since 2016
• First "Maddux" in the Pac-12 since 2018:  Washington State's Scotty Sunitsch at Oregon (4/8/18) and Washington's Joe DeMers vs UC Riverside (2/24/18) which were both no-hitters
• Did not allow the leadoff batter to reach base in all 9 innings, and did not allow an ASU runner into scoring position
• His 82 pitchers to 29 batters faced (2 over the minimum) put ASU batters at an average of just 2.82 pitches per plate appearance
• Threw first-pitch strikes (including first pitch put in play) 20 times
• Retired 14 straight Sun Devils to end the game
• First Utah pitcher to win this award since Matthew Sox in 2022 (April 25)
• First time since joining the Pac-12 has Utah won the conference Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week awards in the same week
• 3rd time this season and 2nd straight week that 1 school has swept both awards.  Oregon State swept both of the previous times this season (Feb. 26, April 8)

ALSO NOMINATED: Jackson Kent, ARIZ; RJ Gordon, ORE; Aiden May, OSU; Matt Scott, STAN; Luke Short, CAL

2024 Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards