DENVER Fresno States Jamie Southern and Nevadas Tiffany Hoeft have been named the Western Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Southern is earning her first Player of the Week honor after taking four Pitcher of the Week honors this season. This is the first pitcher of the week honor for Hoeft.
Southern, a junior from Clovis, Calif., (Clovis), helped the Bulldogs notch their eighth mercy run-rule victory of the year after going 4-4 with four runs and three RBI in two games. She also added two home runs in the Bulldogs 13-0, five-inning win over Nevada in game one. Southern set and/or tied career- and season-best marks in total bases (10), runs (4), hits (4) and home runs (2) against the Wolf Pack in the first game. She hit back-to-back home runs in consecutive at bats (2nd and 3rd inning). The two long balls hit was her second multiple home run game of the season and third of her career, tying her career-best mark of 8 home runs hit in a year, she moved up to No. 5 in school history with 17.
Hoeft, a freshman from Redding, Calif. (Shasta), pitched a complete-game, one-run victory over 16th-ranked Fresno State Saturday to move to 14-9 on the season. The freshman from Redding gave up just the one run in helping Nevada to its first win over a top 25 program in the two years since reviving the softball program.
Other player of the week nominees included: Brittany Lorenzen, Nevada and Angela Osbon, Tulsa.
Other pitcher of the week nominees included: Jamie Southern, Fresno State and Maren Genow, Tulsa.