DENVER – Utah Valley’s Amanda Robinson and Grand Canyon’s Stephanie Pesqueira have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for April 21-27. This is the first-ever honor for Robinson and the fourth honor of her career for Pesqueira.
Robinson, a senior catcher/first baseman player from Lakewood, Calif., hit .556 with eight RBI and a home run in each of her four games last week, posting an astounding 1.889 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base percentage. She also drew three walks. Robinson went a perfect 2-for-2 in the opening game of a doubleheader vs. Pac-12 Utah, hitting a two-run homer and delivering a two-RBI single to account for all four Wolverine runs in the game. She has now homered in seven of her last eight games.
Pesqueira, a senior right-hander from Tempe, Ariz., threw a pair of complete-game victories last weekend to lead the Antelopes to the WAC regular-season title in their first year at the Division I level. In the series opener, a 4-3 win at Seattle U, she threw a four-hitter with two strikeouts. In the series finale, Pesqueira scattered five hits and allowed just one run with five strikeouts on her way to wrapping up WAC play with a perfect 8-0 record. She has not suffered a loss in her last 15 starts, dating back to March 21.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: Bakersfield’s Briana Pontecorvo hit .429 with six hits and four RBI last week ... Claire Zampini of Grand Canyon hit .667 with one RBI on the week ... Kansas City’s Alex Friloux hit .375 with a pair of doubles ... Malena Padilla of New Mexico State hit .556 with a double, two home runs and six RBI on the week.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees included: Bakersfield’s Kelsie Monroe went 0-2 with a 2.14 ERA and 17 strikeouts on the week ... Katie Kelley of Kansas City went 2-1 with a 0.91 ERA and seven strikeouts last week ... New Mexico State’s Celisha Walker went 1-0 with seven strikeouts in 9.2 innings of work last week.