DENVER, COLO Louisiana Techs Amber Miles and San Jose States Carol Forbes have been named the Western Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. This is the second honor this season for Forbes and her third career honor. This is the first honor for Miles and only the second ever for Louisiana Tech.
Miles, a sophomore from DeSoto, Texas, (Bishop Dunne), gathered eight hits, including a double and a triple. The centerfielder led the Lady Techsters to four wins with five runs scored and two RBI. Miles added four stolen bases to increase her WAC-leading total to 16. For the week, she hit .296. Miles was especially clutch in Louisiana Tech's first conference game when she drove in the tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning. Miles error free defensive performance helped the Lady Techsters take first place in the league with a 2-0 conference mark. After one week of WAC play, Louisiana Tech is the only team without a loss.
Forbes, a sophomore from Scottsdale, Ariz., (Horizon), went 4-0 record for the week with a 0.65 ERA. She also pitched her first career no-hitter against Menlo College. She faced the minimum 18 batters in the game, walking the first batter, who was picked off later in the inning. The no-hitter was the first for San Jose State since February of 1994. For the week, she had two shutouts. The first was the 9-0 no-hitter against Menlo, and the second was a 1-0 conference win against Nevada. She allowed only two earned runs in 21.2 innings pitched. Forbes pitched three complete game victories and earned one victory in relief. The second-year pitcher tied her career high with 10 strikeouts against Nevada.
Other player of the week nominees included: Christina Clark, Fresno State; April Crowell, Hawaii and Tara Hall, San Jose State.
Other pitcher of the week nominees included: Jamie Southern, Fresno State and Marla Pinkston, Louisiana Tech.