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DENVER - NM State's Fahren Glackin and Grand Canyon's Yesenia Morrison have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 19-25. This is the second honor of the season and of her career for Glackin and the first-ever honor for Morrison.
Glackin, a senior utility player from Honolulu, played an important role in the Aggies' victory over in-state rival New Mexico. She hit .500 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and four RBIs in a 12-7 win over the Lobos in NM State's only game last week. Both of Glackin's hits were for extra bases as she posted her fourth double and third triple of the season in the victory. She finished the contest slugging 1.250 and posting a .667 on-base percentage as she was also hit twice in the contest.
Morrison, a freshman right-hander from Grand Terrace, Calif., picked up her first complete-game shutout of the season as she posted a 0.00 ERA in the Lopes' 2-0 victory over Pac-12 visitor Utah last Tuesday. She allowed just one hit over five innings to move her record to 4-2 on the season. Morrison limited Utah, ranked 34th in RPI entering the week, to a .063 batting average on the game, striking out two batters over five innings in the game that was shortened due to a pre-arranged stop time to accommodate the Utes' travel.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: CSU Bakersfield's Julea Cavazos hit .316 with three RBIs, three walks and a stolen base ... Sierra Smith of Grand Canyon hit .500 with a double, a home run and two RBIs in a doubleheader against Utah ... Kansas City's Morgan Byrn hit .400 with a double, a home run and two RBIs ... Madison Cathcart of Seattle U hit .500 with a home run and two RBIs over three games last week ... Utah Valley's Skylar Cook hit .500 with a double and one RBI and walked twice in a pair of games last week.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees included: CSU Bakersfield's Daryn Hitzel went 1-1 with a 4.45 ERA and five strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work ... Olivia Fluehr of Kansas City went 0-2 with a 6.20 ERA and eight strikeouts over 14.2 innings ... Seattle U's Carley Nance went 1-1 with a 0.00 ERA with eight strikeouts over 10.2 innings last week ... Lauren Frailey Spendlove of Utah Valley went 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA and four strikeouts in five innings of work.