DENVER – New Mexico State’s Angie Ortega and Fresno State’s Morgan Melloh have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Feb. 8-14. This is the first honor of the season and second of her career for Ortega and the first of the season and ninth overall for Melloh.
Ortega, a senior outfielder from Vado, N.M., helped the Aggies win the Hotel Encanto Invitational last weekend, as NM State started the 2010 season at 5-0 with wins over Nebraska, Penn State, Colorado State and UTSA. She hit .583 with seven hits, including two doubles and three home runs, nine RBI, one stolen base and two walks. She posted an on-base percentage of .625 and a slugging percentage of 1.500.
Melloh, a junior from Fishers, Ind., picked up three complete-game wins during opening weekend. She posted two shutouts, including her first career no-hitter. She had 0.35 ERA and allowed just one run in 20.0 innings of work. She also had 30 strikeouts on the week. Melloh now has 934 strikeouts in her Bulldog career, good for second place in the Fresno State record books, 75 wins (ninth), 84 complete games (ninth), 39 shutouts (ninth) and 699.9 innings pitched (10th).
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: Boise State’s Tazz Weatherly hit .385 with one homer and four RBI … Michelle Moses of Fresno State hit .533 with eight hits, one home run and six RBI … Hawai‘i’s Katie Grimes hit .400 with a eight RBI and a .800 slugging percentage on the week … Sam Bias of Nevada hit .462 with a .611 on-base percentage and a .692 slugging percentage … San Jose State’s Alyssa Sulay hit .368 with five RBI as the Spartans went 5-2 to start the season … Joreigh Landers of Utah State hit .400 with one home run and five RBI on the week.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees included: Boise State’s Lela Work posted a 3.86 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 9.1 innings pitched … Kaia Parnaby of Hawai’i went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 18 strikeouts on the week … New Mexico State's Torrey Schroeder went 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA and 13 strikeouts ... Mandy Harmon of Utah State went 2-0 on the week.
Courtesy: WAC
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