TicketSmarter WAC Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week Announced
DENVER – Tarleton's Bryan Aguilar and Grand Canyon's Pierson Ohl have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for April 5 to April 11.
Aguilar, a junior infielder from San Antonio, started in all five games for the Texans on the week, hitting .350 with a .550 slugging percentage. In Tarleton's lone mid-week game, he was 3-of-5 with a grand slam in a 13-9 loss to 10th-ranked TCU. In the Texans' WAC series at Seattle, he was 4-of-15 from the plate, driving in four runs as Tarleton earned three road wins in the four-game series.
Ohl, a junior right-hander from Simi Valley, Calif., threw his third-straight seven-inning complete game in a 4-0 win over Northern Colorado on Saturday. Scattering two hits on the afternoon, he struck out a career-high 11 hitters and didn't issue any walks in the victory. On the season, Ohl is now 4-1 with a 2.98 earned-run average.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees: California Baptist's Connor Clift was 2-for- 6 with four RBIs in the Lancers' 9-7 win over Cal State Fullerton on Sunday … Grand Canyon's Jacob Wilson had a trio of multi-hit games as the Lopes took 3-of-4 from Northern Colorado … NM State's Ethan Mann hit. .467 with seven hits and seven RBIs in the Aggies' four-game series at Sacramento State … Sacramento State's Ryan Walstad led the Hornets offensively, going 5-for-11 at the plate as they won 3-of-4 against NM State … UT Rio Grande Valley's Elijah Alexander had his first career multi-home run game on Friday and finished the weekend series hitting .364 as the Vaqueros took 3-of-4 from Utah Valley … Utah Valley's Andrew Hacker hit .364 with a home run and a pair of RBIs in the Wolverines' 6-5 win at UT Rio Grande Valley on Saturday.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees: California Baptist's Drew Nechochea earned the win on Sunday against Cal State Fullerton, allowing just one run on three hits over five innings in a 9-7 victory … NM State's Sammy Natera struck out seven while allowing just one run on two hits over 4.1 innings in the Aggies' 10-2 win over Sacramento State … Northern Colorado's Cooper Rust earned the win on Friday at Grand Canyon, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings ... Sacramento State's Brady Rodriguez struck out five and scattered three hits over five scoreless innings to earn the win on Sunday against NM State … Seattle U's Riley Sinclair threw a strong seven innings against Tarleton, allowing just one run on three hits in a 3-0 loss on Sunday … Tarleton's Justin Waltmon came out of the pen three times on the week and earned the win in his final appearance of the week, throwing 3.2 innings of no-hit baseball in a 3-0 win at Seattle U on Sunday … UT Rio Grande Valley's Kevin Stevens recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts while allowing just one run on two hits over 8.0 innings in a 6-1 win over Utah Valley on Friday … Utah Valley's Devin Smith made a pair of scoreless relief appearances, earning the save in Saturday's win at UT Rio Grande Valley.