DENVER – Louisiana Tech’s Janna Frandrup and Fresno State’s Michelle Moses have been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Feb. 20-26. This is the first-ever honor for Frandrup and the first of the season and sixth overall (four Pitcher, two Hitter) for Moses.
Frandrup, a junior first baseman/utility player from Phoenix, Ariz. (Greenway HS), led the Lady Techsters to the tournament title at the Southern Miss Gold Pub and Grill Classic. She was 6-of-14 with two runs scored, three doubles, seven RBI and three walks. For the week, Frandrup posted a .429 batting average, a .556 on-base percentage and a .643 slugging percentage over five games. She also picked up a win in relief in the circle in Tech’s win over Southern Miss.
Moses, a senior from Paso Robles, Calif. (Paso Robles HS), went 2-2 with a 1.96 ERA and 34 strikeouts last week. She opened the week by throwing her second career no-hitter and the 68th in program history while leading Fresno State to a 7-0 victory over Iowa State last Thursday. Moses struck out 17 batters in the win vs. the Cyclones, one off the school record that she set herself in 2010. That win was her third consecutive shutout victory. She then led Fresno State to a 6-3 win over No. 7 UCLA by throwing a complete game and striking out eight Bruins. With a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh, Moses struck out the side to preserve the win that snapped a 14-game losing streak to UCLA. In all, Moses’ 34 strikeouts in four starts last weekend were the most by any pitcher from the 36 teams competing in the Cathedral City Classic.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: Stacie Toney of Brigham Young hit .333 with seven RBI last week ... Fresno State’s Brenna Moss hit .375 with three RBI ... Lauren Lastrapes of Nevada hit .375 with two RBI … New Mexico State’s Kristi Covarrubia hit .417 with an inside-the-park homer on the week … Michelle Cox of San Jose State hit .417 with five hits, three runs and a home run on the week.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees included: Mallary Darby of Nevada posted a 1.75 ERA with 14 strikeouts ... New Mexico State’s Alex Newman picked up a pair of wins and had 13 strikeouts on the week ... Amanda Pridmore of San Jose State went 4-0 with 19 strikeouts.