SB: Player & Pitcher of the Week - May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010
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TwitterCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - BYU senior third baseman Angeline Quiocho and San Diego State junior right-hander Samantha Beasley have been named Mountain West Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
Quiocho, a Walnut, Calif., product, batted .533 (8-for-15) with six homers, one double, 18 RBI and 10 runs scored, as the first-place Cougars went 4-1 on the week, including a 2-1 record in Conference play. She also tallied a slugging percentage of 1.800 and an on-base efficiency of .682 over five games. In BYU's doubleheader sweep of Southern Utah (9-0 and 20-0), she went 4-for-9 from the plate overall. In game one, Quiocho went 2-for-4 with one double, three RBI and one run scored, while going 2-for-5 with two homers, six RBI and three runs scored in game two. In an 8-7 game one loss at UNLV, she went 3-for-4 with an MWC single-game tying record three home runs, six RBI and three runs scored. In a 14-8 game two win over the Rebels, Quiocho went 1-for-1 with a three-run homer and three runs scored. She was also walked four times. Defensively, Quiocho had four putouts and six assists for the week.
Beasley, a San Diego, Calif., native, tossed two complete games in three appearances to help the Aztecs go 2-1 in Conference play last week, including a sweep of Utah. In 20.0 innings on the mound, she struck out 29, becoming SDSU's all-time strikeout leader in the process. She also walked four, while giving up nine hits and three earned runs. In a 2-1 loss to first-place BYU, Beasley struck out 12 batters, while giving up just two hits and two walks in 7.0 innings of work. She held the Cougars, who came into the game ranked fifth in the nation in team batting average (.330) to a .080 (2-for-25) average for the contest. In a 6-1 game one win over Utah, Beasley scattered three hits and gave up one earned run, while striking out nine in 6.0 innings on the mound. In a 1-0 game two win vs. the Utes, she gave up four hits and one walk, while striking out eight to collect her 11th shutout of the season.
