SAN BRUNO, Calif. – For the sixth time this year, No. 20 BYU softball swept the West Coast Conference weekly awards with McKenna Bull taking her eighth pitcher of the week nod and Caitlyn Larsen Alldredge winning player of the week for the third time.
This is the second sweep in a row and the fourth of the last six. Bull has won two WCC Pitcher of the Week honors in a row, eight this year. The most she had in a single season was six in 2016, which she has surpassed. Alldredge hadn’t received a WCC Player of the Week nod prior to this season and now this is her third. Together, Bull and Alldredge have swept the weekly awards three times.
Bull now has 52-straight scoreless innings pitched after four games played last week, earning three wins en route to a fourth-straight WCC championship. In a non-conference matchup against Grand Canyon at home, Bull threw nine strikeouts in a complete game shutout. In the series opener at Santa Clara, she threw another complete game, throwing six strikeouts in the process. The second game against the Broncos saw Bull coming in relief, picking up the win in a 3-1 victory. Over the week, she totaled 17 strikeouts with just one walk in 15.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Alldredge led the team again, hitting .667 over four games. In the three-game series at Santa Clara, she went 7 of 9, including two perfect 3-for-3 outings. She now has five games this year batting 1.000, six in her career. In the Friday nightcap to seal the WCC title, she had one of BYU's four hits in the win. On Saturday, she went 3 for 3 with three runs and two RBI to push BYU to a 19-5 win, which are the most runs a BYU team has scored since 2008.
To view the entire release, check out the WCC’s website.
BYU plays tonight against Utah Valley at Gail Miller Field. It starts at 5 p.m. MDT and will be streamed live on theW.tv.