DENVER ?Hawai?i’s Tyleen Tausaga and Fresno State’s Robin Mackin have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. This is the third honor of the season for Mackin and the second for Tausaga.
Tyleen Tausaga, a senior from Honolulu (Kaimuki) hit .588 in this week’s Bank of Hawaii Invitational. She had team-highs in hits (10) and runs scored (6). She also added two home runs and was walked five times, including one intentional. The first baseman/designated player had a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .682 on-base percentage (.682). Although most teams have tried to pitch around Tausaga, she has made the most of her opportunities. In the first game against No. 25 California, she went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Against No.14 Baylor, she was walked twice, but when they did pitch to her, she went 1-for-1 with a home run. In the first game against Nevada, she went 2-for-2 with two walks, and two runs scored. In the second match against the Wolf Pack, she was 2-for-4 with a home run, and in the championship game, she was 2-for-3 with a crucial RBI in the first inning.
Mackin, a sophomore from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (Newmarket) appeared in all seven games last week for the Bulldogs, but the most memorable came against No. 2 Arizona State. Mackin baffled the Sun Devils with 16 strikeouts during Fresno State’s 6-1 win in the second game of the Judi Garman Classic. Mackin’s other wins came against Purdue and a complete-game, 11-strikeout performance against Cal State Northridge. Mackin also picked up a save during the week while only allowing five earned runs in 31 2/3 innings. Mackin ended the week with a 3-1 record, pitching 31.2 innings and adding 49 strikeouts. She averaged 10.8 strikeouts per seven innings.
Other hitter of the week nominees included: Fresno State’s Kristin Sylvester had 10 hits and seven RBI as the Bulldogs went 4-3... Nevada’s Kym Silagyi hit .389 with seven hits and two RBI.
Other pitcher of the week nominees included: Hawai?i’s Kate Robinson went 3-0 with a 0.74 ERA and 13 strikeouts ... Nevada’s Katie Holverson went 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA at the Bank of Hawaii Invitational ... San Jose State’s Roxanne Bejarano went 4-0 and three complete games with a 0.60 ERA against Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa ... Utah State’s Lexy Perry had a 0.00 ERA with one shutout and one strikeout against Oregon State.