DENVER ? Utah State’s Emily Reilly and Fresno State’s Robin Mackin have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. This is the second honor of the season for the reigning WAC Pitcher of the Year, Mackin and the first for Reilly.
Reilly, a freshman from Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic), had a .923 slugging percentage and a .462 on-base percentage in four games last week. The outfielder went 2-for-4 with a triple in Utah State’s 5-4 win over Northern Colorado. She was also 3-for-4 with a double two RBI and two runs scored in the Aggies 12-4 win over the Bears. Reilly is the first Utah State player to earn hitter of the week honors. Last season, Heather Straight earned pitcher of the week honors for the week of May 1.
Mackin, a sophomore from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (Newmarket), went 2-1 with one save for the Bulldogs last weekend at the UNLV invitational. Mackin helped the Fresno State beat No. 18 Cal and No. 23 Nebraska, while saving the game in a 2-0 win over UNLV. These were the Bulldogs first two wins against ranked teams this season. Mackin held opponents to a .190 average and allowed only two earned runs over 23 1/3 innings. Despite losing in the final game of the tournament to DePaul, Mackin allowed no earned runs while striking out six during the eight inning loss to the Demons.
Other hitter of the week nominees included: Fresno State’s Robin Mackin led the Bulldogs in hitting with a .333 batting average ... Hawai`i’s Brandi Peiler hit .333 with two home runs in seven games for the Rainbow Wahine ... Nevada’s Tyler Schafer hit.389 with seven hits and two runs scored last week for the Wolf Pack.
Other pitcher of the week nominees included: Utah State’s Lindsey Benson went 2-0 with 22 strikeouts in three appearances and Nevada’s Jordan McPherson went 1-1 last week with 12 strikeouts in three appearances.