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SEATTLE U'S BOUSKA, UTAH VALLEY'S FRAILEY NAMED WAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Seattle U's Paige Bouska and Utah Valley's Lauren Frailey have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 20-26. This is the first-ever honor for both.
Bouska, a senior outfielder from Keizer, Ore., hit .500 with a double, two triples, four runs scored and four RBIs last week. She posted a .750 slugging percentage and .500 on-base percentage. Bouska had a hit in all five games on the week with three multi-hit games. She broke the Seattle U career hits record, notching her 209th hit as a Redhawk in Sunday's 5-3 win over Santa Clara. Bouska's two-run triple in the sixth inning, which set the record, gave Seattle U a 4-3 lead. She now leads the WAC in hits (48) and triples (5), ranks second in total bases (61), and third in batting average (.403) and runs scored (23).
Frailey, a junior right-hander from Tooele, Utah, 1-0 with a 0.78 ERA and five strikeouts in 9.0 innings of work last week. In her lone start, she pitched her third complete-game outing of the year in a 6-2 victory at Idaho State. The transfer from Salt Lake Community College gave up just one earned run while scattering eight hits and striking out a season-high five batters. Later that day, Frailey came on to pitch two more scoreless innings of relief against the Bengals, as she pitched a total of seven scoreless frames on the day. She now leads UVU with a 5-3 record and a 2.61 ERA on the year.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: Chris Hipa of CSU Bakersfield hit .333 with a double, a triple, two home runs and eight RBIs ... UMKC's Kendra Leach hit .600 with one double, one home run and three RBIs ... Fahren Glackin of NM State hit .667 with one double and six RBIs last week ... Utah Valley's Brittney Vansway hit .400 with one homer and three RBIs on the week.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees included: Alyssa Reuble of Seattle U went 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA and four strikeouts over 14.0 innings.
SEATTLE U'S BOUSKA SETS PROGRAM CAREER HITS RECORD
Seattle U senior outfielder Paige Bouska became the program career hits leader on March 26 in a 5-3 win over Santa Clara. The senior's two-run triple in the sixth inning gave Seattle U the lead as it closed action at the Gaucho Classic with a victory. Trailing 3-2 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Bouska's triple to left drove in two runs and set the school record with her 209th career hit. She passed Jane Purdy and Isabella Geronimo, both of whom had 208 hits.
CSUB PICKS UP FIRST WIN AGAINST RANKED TEAM IN FOUR YEARS
CSU Bakersfield notched up its first win over a ranked opponent in exactly four years when it defeated No. 25 Cal Poly 11-8 on March 25. Chris Hipa led the way at the plate with a home run and a triple and five RBIs. The ‘Runners' previous win over a ranked team was March 25, 2013, when they defeated No. 24 Oregon State 10-7 at home.
UVU'S VANSWAY SETS PROGRAM RECORD FOR SACRIFICE FLIES
UVU senior Brittney Vansway became the all-time program leader in sacrifice flies with a third-inning sac fly against Idaho State on March 23 in Pocatello. With the sacrifice, Vansway now has a UVU-best five sacrifice flies on the season as well as an all-time best nine for her career. Her ninth career sac fly passed Jessica Anderson's (2008-10) previous record of eight.
CSUB'S BURT APPROACHING SEASON STOLEN BASE RECORD
CSU Bakersfield junior Kaylynn Burt now has 12 steals on the season. She is three shy of the program single-season record set by Alex Simmons last year.
UTAH VALLEY OFFENSIVE ERUPTION
After opening the season with eight straight setbacks, Utah Valley has now won eight of its last 12 ballgames to sit at 8-12 on the season. UVU opened its winning ways with a 1-0 shutout over Big 12 foe Iowa State and has since beat Saint Mary's twice, Maine twice, and Nevada, Wagner and Idaho State once. Hitting has been the key during the stretch, as the Wolverines are hitting .336 with 17 home runs, 32 extra-base hits and an impressive 74 runs scored.