• Fourth-year junior Kenedi Brown went 2-0 with a spotless 0.00 ERA this weekend during UC Davis’ Capital Classic, earning a seventh career Big West Softball Pitcher of the Week honor.
• Brown struck out 14 over 13.0 scoreless innings pitched and only surrendered five hits, all singles, and three walks. The right-hander posted a two-hit shutout (4-0) over Alabama State on Friday afternoon before combining with Taylor Fitzgerald on a three-hit blanking (5-0) of Southern Utah on Sunday, and held opponents to a .119 batting average.
• Brown’s week began with a three-inning start (2 ER, 3 K) at 14th-ranked Pac-12 powerhouse Stanford on Wednesday. The Elk Grove native now has a 6-2 win-loss mark for 2023, with a 1.35 ERA.
• Brown was a three-time Big West Pitcher of the Week in both 2021 (March 8, April 12 and April 26) and 2022 (Feb. 14, Feb. 21, March 14).