IRVINE, Calif. - It was announced by the conference on Monday that Hannah Becerra and Myka Sutherlin were named the Big West Field Player/Pitcher of the Week for the third week of the 2023 softball season.
It was the second honor for Sutherlin this year already as she was named the Pitcher of the Week after the first week of the season.
Sutherlin went 2-0 for the weekend after tossing 15.2 innings and allowing just one earned run along with 12 strikeouts. She pitched in relief in the first game of the Mary Nutter against San Diego State where she went 1.2 innings. She then shut out #24 Oregon on Friday after tossing a complete game seven inning three-hitter. In her final appearance of the weekend, she shut out Oregon State for a complete game, seven inning two-hitter. Sutherlin is second in the conference with 4 wins, third in the conference in ERA (1.00), and second in the conference with 42 innings pitched. She leads the conference with 42 punch outs.
Hannah Becerra batted .294 (5-for-17) for the weekend. She had a hit in every game including against No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida except the game against No. 24 Oregon. She hit three home runs for the weekend and had 7 RBIs along with 5 runs scored. She hit a home run in the first game against San Diego State. She hit two home runs against the Florida Gators in the Titans final game of the tournament, including a walk-off blast in extras to give the Titans an upset win over the Gators. Becerra is currently second in the conference with 5 home runs.
The walk-off bomb from Becerra over No. 3 Florida
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After playing back-to-back weekends on the road, the Titans return home for 13 straight games beginning with the Judi Garman Classic this weekend. The Titans are scheduled to play Michigan, San Jose State, Minnesota, UCF, and UCLA this weekend.
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