Carlson, Luschar Among Eight Ducks Honored by Pac-12

May 7, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO – Oregon has the Pac-12's Defensive Player of the Year for just the second time ever – Paige Sinicki, while Hanna Delgado made the all-Pac-12 for the fourth time in her career, becoming the third Duck outfielder to earn that distinction.

The two were among eight Ducks recognized by the Pac-12 on Tuesday.

Outfielders Ariel Carlson and Kai Luschar were named to the all-Pac-12 first team while pitcher Elise Sokolsky was a second-team selection. Infielder Alyssa Daniell joined Delgado on the all-Pac-12 third team. Infielder Katie Flannery and pitcher Taylour Spencer were selected for the all-freshman team.

Delgado is just the third position player to be a four-time all-conference selection for the Ducks. She joins former teammate Allee Bunker, who was honored by the Pac-12 four times at second base between 2020-23, and infielder Kathy Stahl, who was a four-time all-conference selection between 1993-96.

Sinicki, who shared top defensive honors with Arizona's Tayler Biehl, is just the second Duck to be named the Defensive Player of the Year, joining Janelle Lindvall (2016).

It is the first all-conference honors for everyone except Delgado and Sinicki.

No. 22 Oregon (28-18, 13-10) opens Pac-12 Tournament play Thursday against Utah at 10 a.m. at Stanford's Smith Family Stadium. (Pac-12 Network).

Paige Sinicki, Jr., SS
Pac-12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year

Ranks third in the Pac-12 with 97 assists
Only five errors in 181 chances
Second among league shortstops with a .972 fielding percentage
At the plate, hitting a career-best .274
Also 11-for-11 in stolen bases

Ariel Carlson, 5th Year, OF
First Team All-Pac-12

Team-best 15 home runs (third in the Pac-12)
Second in the conference with 52 RBI
Hitting .357 with a .748 slugging percentage (fifth in the Pac-12)
Hitting. 373 with five doubles, 10 home runs and 24 RBI in conference games
Ranks among the Pac-12's top five in doubles, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage, total bases and stolen bases
Is the first player in program history to post a 15 home run/15 steal season
Is one of just five players in Division I with 15 homers and 15 stolen bases
Ranks fourth in program history with 43 homers and sixth in RBI with 156

Kai Luschar RS-Jr., OF
First Team All-Pac-12

Leads the Pac-12 in steals with 26
Leads the Pac-12 in runs with 45
Second in the league in batting average (.425)
Also in the top five in on-base percentage (.480)
Current batting average ranks sixth on the UO single-season list
Career batting average of .399 ranks second all-time

Elise Sokolsky RS-So., RHP
Second Team All-Pac-12

8-3 overall with a 2.47 earned run average
62 strikeouts and 24 walks
In Pac-12 play, is 6-3 with a 2.66 ERA, 50 strikeouts and 19 walks
Pitched a two-hit, 1-0 shutout at No. 6 Stanford on the final day of the regular season
Also posted wins against Utah, Arizona State, Washington, Arizona and Oregon State
Opponents are hitting .237 against her
Was a first team all-Big East selection for Connecticut as a freshman in 2022

Alyssa Daniell, Sr., 1B
Third-Team All-Pac-12

Second on the team in home runs (10), RBI (38) total bases (90) and slugging percentage (.643)
Hitting .314 on the season with 23 extra base hits
Leads the team in sacrifice flies with five (fourth in the Pac-12)
Ranks among the Pac-12's top 10 in doubles, RBI and slugging percentage
One error in 290 chances (.997 fielding percentage)

Hanna Delgado, Sr., OF
Third-Team All-Pac-12

Hitting a career-best .374 when her season was cut short due to an injury at Arizona
.470 on-base percentage (seventh in the Pac-12)
No errors in 50 chances
Ranks tied for eighth on the UO career top 10 with eight triples
Finishes her career with a .339 career batting average, 31 doubles, eight triples seven home runs and 65 RBI
35 career stolen bases

Katie Flannery, Fr., INF
Pac-12 All-Freshman Team