DENVER – (Mar. 13) Seattle U’s Dalton Hurd and Jake Prizina have been named Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Mar. 6-12.
Hurd, a junior outfielder from Bend, Ore. (Bend HS), had the hot bat for Seattle U on the week, hitting .529 with nine hits, including three doubles. He drove in four runs, scored four runs himself and stole four bases on the week as the Redhawks split games with Indiana State and Pacific. His best game was a 2-for-2 day with a pair of doubles against Indiana State.
Prizina, a sophomore from Sparks, Nev. (Sparks HS), made two starts last week and earned a pair of wins for the Redhawks. Against Indiana State, he went eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk with four strikeouts to earn the victory. On Sunday, he faced Pacific and allowed two runs on seven hits over six innings with six strikeouts for his second win in six days.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees: Grand Canyon’s Austin Bull hit .500 on the weekend with four runs scored … NM State’s Brent Sakurai was 5-for-11 in a three-game series at defending Pac-12 champion Utah … Northern Colorado’s Evan Johnson hit .412 in games at Nebraska and Omaha … Sacramento State’s PJ Floyd reached base multiple times as the Hornets went 1-2 against Penn State … UT Rio Grande Valley’s Jose Garcia hit his third home run of the season at No. 11 Texas A&M.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees: Grand Canyon’s Jake Wong allowed just one earned run over six innings against San Francisco … NM State’s Jonathan Groff threw 8.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts to earn the win at Utah … Sacramento State’s Parker Brahms retired the first 14 batters he faced to earn the win against Penn State on Friday … UT Rio Grande Valley’s Carter Johnson struck out eight over eight innings in a losing effort against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.