DENVER – Boise State’s Holly Bourke and Fresno State’s Michelle Moses have been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for May 3-9. This is the first-ever honor for Bourke and the second honor of the season and career for Moses.
Bourke, a freshman outfielder from Woodland, Calif., hit .800 with eight hits, including three doubles, and three RBI last week. She recorded at least two hits in all three games and went a perfect 3-for-3 in the final two games. She also stole two bases. During the week, Bourke ran her hitting streak to six games, tied for Boise State's third longest of the year.
Moses, a sophomore from Paso Robles, Calif., went 1-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA in a complete-game shutout vs. Louisiana Tech. She had a Fresno State seven-inning record 18 strikeouts, as she fanned the first 13 batters of the game, breaking the school record for consecutive strikeouts. Moses' perfect game was broken up with a one-out single in the fifth inning, one of two hits in the game for LA Tech. Entering the 2010 season, there were only 23 other performances of 18 strikeouts or more in NCAA history.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: Fresno State’s Courtney Moore hit .444 with three RBI last week … Kortnee Wiley of Nevada hit .444 with two doubles on the week … New Mexico State’s Tiare Jennings hit .333 with two homers and three RBI in three games last week.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees included: Boise State’s Aubray Zell went 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA and 13 strikeouts last week … Janna Frandrup of Louisiana Tech went 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA last week … New Mexico State’s Carissa Theis went 2-0 on the week with a 0.98 ERA.