The final weekly honors of the season went to a pair of players whose clubs will appear in the postseason as Cal State Fullerton's Torrie Anderson and Long Beach State's Taylor Petty claimed the Big West Player and Pitcher of the Week awards, respectively.
CSF's Anderson Leads Offense in Sweep over UCSB
Cal State Fullerton outfielder Torrie Anderson (Castaic, Calif./Valencia HS) took home her second Big West Player of the Week award of 2009 after leading the Titan offense against UC Santa Barbara.
The sophomore kicked off the three-game set with a 1-for-3 effort in the opener, but the one hit was a two-run blast that put her team ahead to stay in the 4-2 win.
Game two was even more kind to Anderson as she went 3-for-4 with a walk and a double. Her first inning double set the stage for the first run in an eventual 2-1, nine-inning Titan win. Anderson also had it going in the finale, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Her RBI single in the fourth gave CSF a 2-0 lead, while her RBI double during the six-run Titan sixth helped give the club all the offense it would need in a 6-5 win.
For the series, Anderson batted .545 (6-11) with a homer, four RBI, three runs scored, two doubles an two walks. She also tallied a .615 on base percentage and did not commit an error in the field.
Others Nominated: Anna Cahn, Cal Poly; Sarah Kahn-Shamout, Cal State Northridge; Danielle Linke, Long Beach State
LBSU's Petty Powers Club Past Pacific
Long Beach State's Taylor Petty (San Pedro, Calif./San Pedro HS) finished up her first regular season with an outstanding series against Pacific, netting her Big West Pitcher of the Week accolades.
The freshman's first start of the series in game two was a masterpiece, going all eight innings of LBSU’s 2-1 win. She allowed three hits, one run (earned), walked two and struck out 11 in the key win.
Petty was then given the ball for the finale and she responded with another complete game, one-run win in the 49ers' 6-1 victory. This time around she allowed five hits to go along with that one earned run, walked three and struck out seven.
For the series, Petty posted a 0.93 ERA in her 15.0 innings of work. She allowed just eight hits, two runs, five walks and struck out 18. She also allowed just a .150 batting average and tied her career-high with 11 K’s in the game two win.
Others Nominated: Anna Cahn, Cal Poly; Krystal Heinle, Cal State Fullerton