Griffin Naess Award Pitcher of the Week Week Of 2/23/2026 Sport Baseball School Cal Poly Year Junior Position Hometown Laguna Beach, CA High School Laguna Beach HS Cal Poly starting pitcher Griffin Naess pitched 7.0 innings of one-hit ball against Washington State to earn The Big West Baseball Pitcher of the Week award. It is Naess’ second career weekly honor, having won it once last season. In Friday’s home-opener versus the Cougars, the Mustang righty pitched seven shutout frames, striking out a career-high 14 in the process and allowed only one hit and no walks. Along with two other relievers, Naess and Cal Poly went on to shutout Washington 9-0 to open their four-game series. The Laguna Beach, Calif. native struck out the side in the second, fifth and sixth innings. Cal Poly is 4-2 to begin the 2026 season. Naess is 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 14.0 innings of work.