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DENVER - UMKC's Morgan Byrn and Grand Canyon's Brianna Aguilar-Beaucage have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Feb. 20-26. This is the first-ever honor for both.
Byrn, a sophomore shortstop from Lawrence, Kan., hit .500 over five games last week with a double and three home runs. She accounted for five of the team's 11 RBIs on the week and posted a 1.214 slugging percentage. In the team's lone win last week, Byrn was 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs.
Aguilar-Beaucage, a freshman right-hander from Tucson, Ariz., went a perfect 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA in three appearances last week in the GCU Invitational. She allowed just two earned runs, while striking out 12 and walking three over 11.1 innings. In a relief appearance against Rhode Island, Aguilar-Beaucage shut down the Rhody offense, allowing just three hits while striking out seven over 4.0 innings to earn the win. She also earned the win in relief against San José State, allowing just one hit over 2.1 innings.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: CSU Bakersfield's Maddi Clark hit .375 with one double, one home run and seven RBIs ... Nikki Gonzalez of Grand Canyon hit .400 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs ... NM State's Kelsey Horton hit .368 with a pair of doubles.