DENVER ?“ Nevada outfielder Shawn Scobee and Louisiana Tech right-handed pitcher Andrew Alsup have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 13-19.
Scobee, a senior from Rio Linda, Calif. (Cal State Fullerton), hit .467 (7-15), scored 10 runs, drove in six and hit four home runs in a five-game sweep of Northern Illinois. Scobee was 3-for-3 in the first game last Wednesday, hit two home runs in Friday?™s contest and added a home run in each of the two weekend games. He was also walked four times and hit by a pitch five times during the series. It is Scobee?™s second career WAC Hitter of the Week award and first for a Wolf Pack player this year.
Alsup, a junior from Ruston, La. (Ruston HS), picked up two saves in two appearances for the Bulldogs. In the first game against Lamar last Tuesday, he pitched two innings, allowed no runs, no hits and no walks while striking out three for his first save. In Friday?™s WAC opener at Hawai'i, he threw 3.2 innings and again allowed no runs or hits for his second save. For the week, he gave up no runs, no hits and one walk in 5.2 innings while striking out a total of six batters. It is Alsup?™s first career WAC Pitcher of the Week award and first for a Bulldog this year.
The other player of the week nominations were junior catcher Frank LoNigro, Fresno State; senior third baseman Ryan Hamilton, Louisiana Tech; and freshman shortstop John Shaffer, San Jose State.
The other pitcher of the week nominations were junior Eddie Romero, Fresno State; senior Travis Sutton, Nevada; junior Mick Joyce, Sacramento State; and junior Loren Moneypenny, San Jose State.