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2024 Pac-12 Softball Tournament

May 8-11, 2024 | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium | Stanford, CA

Pac-12 Softball Weekly Awards - April 15, 2024

Apr 15, 2024

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Olivia DiNardo, So., C/1B, Arizona (San Mateo, Calif.) >> 5 G, .500 AVG, 1.250 SLG, 5 R, 4 RBI, 3 HR, 15 TB

  • Hit .500 (6-for-12) over the weekend, guiding the No. 21 Wildcats to a 4-1 record.
  • Led No. 21 Arizona to a run-rule double-header sweep of New Mexico State (17-8 & 11-3), hitting a solo home run in game two and scoring twice.
  • Knocked a two-run home run over the center field wall in the series-opening win at No. 22 Oregon (7-5).
  • Went 3-for-4 on Saturday against the Ducks (L, 5-2), and hit a solo shot in the third inning of Sunday’s finale (W, 3-2).
  • Second career Pac-12 Player of the Week award for Dinardo after being named the Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the week on March 6, 2023.

ALSO NOMINATED: Ariel Carlson, ORE; Lici Campbell, OSU; Ava Gall, STAN; Haley Denning, UTAH; Rylee Holtorf, WASH.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Mariah Lopez, Sr., P, Utah (Peoria, Ariz.) >> 3 G, 3-0, 17.0 IP, 8.24 K/7, 20 K, 0.41 ERA

  • Won all three of her starts, going 17.0 innings with 20 strikeouts and one earned.
  • Struck out eight over four innings in the win at Weber State (8-0), conceding just three hits.
  • Toss six innings on Friday against Arizona State (W, 9-3), allowing one earned while striking out five.
  • Threw a complete-game shutout on Sunday (W, 4-0), fanning seven while allowing just four baserunners to seal the series sweep for the Utes.
  • Third Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honor for Lopez, and her first this season.

ALSO NOMINATED: Aissa Silva, ARIZ; Elise Sokolosky, ORE; NiJaree Canady, STAN; Lindsay Lopez, WASH.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Ava Gall, Fr., C, Stanford (Lakeside, Calif.) >> 4 G, .615 AVG, .688 OBP, 6 RBI, 11 TB, 1.000 FLD

  • Had three multi-hit games and batted .615 (8-for-13) over four contests for No. 8 Stanford.
  • Was a perfect 2-for-2 with two batted in and two walks in Wednesday’s 7-2 win over Fresno State.
  • Put the Cardinal on the board with a three-run home run in the first inning, leading No. 8 Stanford to a series-opening victory at Oregon State (8-0).
  • Had two hits and scored in Saturday’s 13-3 win against the Beavers, and wrapped up the weekend going 3-for-4 with one RBI in Sunday’s finale (L, 6-5).
  • Second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award for Gall.

ALSO NOMINATED: Regan Shockey, ARIZ; Shonty Passi, UTAH.

  Player Pitcher Freshman
Feb. 12 Ariel Carlson, ORE NiJaree Canady, STAN Jadyn Glab, WASH
Feb. 19 Elon Butler, CAL Ruby Meylan, WASH Regan Shockey, ARIZ
Feb. 26 Maya Brady, UCLA Taylor Tinsley, UCLA Regan Shockey, ARIZ
March 4 Jillian Celis, WASH NiJaree Canady, STAN Ava Gall, STAN
March 11 Maya Brady, UCLA NiJaree Canady, STAN Paige Doerr, OSU
March 18 Sharlize Palacios, UCLA Regan Krause, STAN Kaitlyn Terry, UCLA
March 25 Acacia Anders, CAL Morgan Scott, ORE Kaitlyn Terry, UCLA
April 1 Rylee Holtorf, WASH NiJaree Canady, STAN Sidne Peters, WASH
April 8 Aliya Belarde, UTAH Logan Hulon, OSU Regan Shockey, ARIZ
April 15 Olivia DiNardo, ARIZ Mariah Lopez, UTAH Ava Gall, STAN