TicketSmarter WAC Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week Announced
DENVER – California Baptist's John Glenn and Sacramento State's Scott Randall have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 8 to March 14.
Glenn, a senior first baseman from Thousand Oaks, Calif., helped the Lancers stay undefeated in WAC play, hitting .357 in a series sweep over Tarleton. His best game came in the series opener, going 2-of-4 at the plate with three RBIs and two runs scored. He finished the week with eight RBIs, three runs scored and a pair of home runs.
Randall, a junior right-hander from Rocklin, Calif., as nearly unhittable on Friday night, striking out 14 batters and not allowing a single walk in a 9-3 win over Dixie State. Over seven innings on the hill, he scattered four hits and allowed just one run. On the season, he now has 41 strikeouts in 38.0 innings pitched and has just walked two batters in 2021.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees: Dixie State's Lane Pritchard hit .550 in five games this week, including a 3-for-4 game in an 9-7 upset win at Utah … Grand Canyon's Juan Colato was instrumental in the Lopes' series win at Tulane, going 6-of-13 from the plate with three runs scored and three RBIs … NM State's Ethan Mann had four RBIs through the first three games of the Aggies' WAC series at Seattle U … Northern Colorado's Josh Glenn hit .538 on the week as the Bears split a four-game series with Utah Valley … Sacramento State's Trevor Doyle led the Hornets with a .357 batting average as Sacramento State took three of four at home against Dixie State … UT Rio Grande Valley's Freddy Rojas Jr. extended his home run streak to six straight games in the first two games of a four-game series at Dallas Baptist … Utah Valley's Alexander Marco pounded out four extra-base hits on the week.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees: California Baptist's Chris Burica continued to dominate for the Lancers, picking up 10 strikeouts and allowing just one run on five hits over seven innings in a 6-2 win over Tarleton on Friday night … Dixie State's Dillon Holliday was the pitcher of record in both DSU victories last week, earning the wins at Utah on Tuesday and Sacramento State on Sunday … Grand Canyon's Carter Young earned the win in GCU's first shutout win of the year, striking out six and scattering four hits over six innings in a 6-0 victory at Tulane … NM State's Chris Jefferson recorded his third complete game of the season in a 2-1 win over Seattle U on Saturday … Northern Colorado's Sam Leach earned the complete-game series-opening win over Utah Valley, allowing just two hits over eight innings in to 10-0 victory … Seattle U's Morgan White struck out six and scattered three hits over five innings in a 2-1 win over NM State on Friday … UT Rio Grande Valley's Max Balderrama Jr. struck out five and allowed just one run on three hits over five innings in a no-decision at Dallas Baptist … Utah Valley's Bobby Voortmeyer picked up the win on Saturday at Northern Colorado, allowing one run on four hits over 5.2 innings pitched.