PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nick McLain, RS Soph., OF, Arizona State (Tustin, Calif.)
» 5 GP, .591 AVG, .654 OBP, 1.364 SLG, 13 RBI, 5 HR, 14 R, 13 H, 2 2B, 2 BB, 30 TB
- Had an insane 5-game stretch, leading ASU to a 4-1 record for the week and a series victory over Washington and a midweek sweep over UC San Diego
- Homered in all 5 games, the most HR in the Pac-12 this week
- Hit .591 (13-of-22) with 13 RBIs and scoring 13 runs
- Blasted a walk-off grand slam in extra innings to defeat Washington on Friday
- Slugged 1.364 on the week with 5 homers and 2 doubles, striking out just once and reaching base at a .654 clip
- Played a perfect outfield as well, going 9-for-9 on putouts
- 2nd straight week a Sun Devil has won this award after Ryan Campos took home the honors last week. 3rd time this season an ASU player has been honored (Campos x2)
- 1st time winning this award but his older brothers each won the award once previously. UCLA's Matt McLain won in March 2020 while ASU's Sean McLain won in April 2022
ALSO NOMINATED: Bryce Boettcher, ORE; Travis Bazzana, OSU; Garen Caulfield, ARIZ; AJ Guerrero, WASH; Seth Gwynn, CAL; Core Jackson, UTAH
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Clark Candiotti, Sr., RHP, Arizona (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
» 1 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 1-0, 9.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 5 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 0 BB, 7.0 K/9, 0.56 WHIP
- Worked his 1st career complete game shutout to help Arizona secure series win over Stanford
- 1st CG SHO by an Arizona pitcher since Garrett Irvin in the 2021 Tucson NCAA Regional
- Became first Wildcat to throw multiple complete games in a season since Cameron Ming in 2017
- Allowed just 5 baserunners, all singles; only 2 runners advanced past second base
- Retired 14 straight batters from the 2nd inning into the 6th
- 1st time winning this award. 2nd Arizona pitcher to earn this honor after Jackson Kent took home the award after the season's opening week
ALSO NOMINATED: Luke Jewett, UCLA; Aiden May, OSU; Colter McAnelly, UTAH; Brock Moore, ORE; Tyler Stasiowski, CAL; Tyler Stromsborg, USC
2024 Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards
Player | Pitcher | |
Feb. 19 | Travis Bazzana, Oregon State | Jackson Kent, Arizona |
Feb. 26 | Mason Guerra, Oregon State | Jacob Kmatz, Oregon State |
March 4 | Travis Bazzana, Oregon State | Christian Lim, Stanford |
March 11 | Jacob Walsh, Oregon | Matt Scott, Stanford |
March 18 | Jeter Ybarra, Washington | Connor Markl, Arizona State |
March 25 | Travis Bazzana, Oregon State | Christian Lim, Stanford |
April 1 | Ryan Campos, Arizona State | Grant Taylor, Washington State |
April 8 | Gavin Turley, Oregon State | Jacob Kmatz, Oregon State |
April 15 | TJ Clarkson, Utah | Bryson Van Sickle, Utah |
April 22 | Seth Gwynn, California | Trey Newmann, California |
April 29 | Ryan Campos, Arizona State | Aiden May, Oregon State |
May 6 | Nick McLain, Arizona State | Clark Candiotti, Arizona |
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