DENVER -Seattle U's Sean Sutton and Tarik Skubal have been named Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Feb. 22 - Feb. 28.
Sutton, a sophomore infielder from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (Coeur d'Alene HS), was a big part of the Redhawks' four-game sweep of Bowling Green. He went 8-for-12 with two doubles, two runs scored, three RBIs and four walks. In the series opener, he was a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate and followed that up by going 4-for-6 in Saturday's doubleheader. For the season, he is currently second in the WAC in batting average (.478), third in total bases (17) and fourth in hits (11).
Skubal, a sophomore lefthander from Kingman, Ariz. (Kingman Academy), enjoyed another stellar performance Saturday against Bowling Green, pitching six of the scheduled seven innings and allowing just two hits while striking out 10 batters without a walk. He faced the minimum 18 batters because both Falcon runners were caught stealing. He leads the WAC with 23 strikeouts and is one of six qualifying pitchers within the league with a 0.00 ERA.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees: CSU Bakersfield's Max Carter was 4-for-10 with a pair of doubles as the Runners took two of three from St. John's … NM State outfielder Austin Botello went 8-for-15 from the plate as the Aggies split a four-game series with Maine … Northern Colorado infielder Brett Minnick hit a pair of home runs at CSUN … Sacramento State infielder Vinny Esposito hit a solo home run and drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the Hornet's 5-4 win over fifth-ranked LSU … UT Rio Grande Valley outfielder Joseph Collazo was 6-for-14 on the week, hitting his first career home run on Sunday against Prairie View A&M … Utah Valley infielder Greyson Bogden led the Wolverines on a five-game California road trip, hitting 11-for-24 with three home runs on the week.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees: CSU Bakersfield's Andrew Hansen allowed just one run on three hits with five strikeouts in Saturday's 10-4 win over St. John's … North Dakota's Zach Muckenhirn struck out 12 and walked just one over eight innings but took the loss on Friday at Alabama … Northern Colorado's Nick Tanner threw four no-hit innings against CSUN … Sacramento State's Tyler Beardsley threw the last two innings and earned the win in the Hornet's win on Saturday against LSU … UT Rio Grande Valley's Johnny Gonzalez threw 8.1 innings with eight strikeouts to earn the win over Washington State in just his second career start … Utah Valley's Patrick Wolfe made two relief appearances, recording a career-high eight strikeouts against Saint Joseph's.