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Kleist Named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, Nine Ducks Earn all-Pac-12 Honors
05/12/18 | Softball
EUGENE, Ore. - Junior Megan Kleist was named Pac-12 pitcher of the year and nine players earned all-Pac-12 honors, the league announced on Saturday.
Kleist (20-5) is second in the league with a 0.96 ERA and leads the nation with a 12.5-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The right-hander has 200 strikeouts in 160.2 innings and just 16 walks. She has more wins than walks allowed this season. Opponents are hitting just .176 against the junior.
Kleist has tossed two no-hitters this season and pitched a one-hit shutout against then-No. 2 ranked Oklahoma. She has not allowed more than three earned runs in any game this season and has posted double-digit strikeouts in 10 contests. She tallied a season-high 16 strikeouts against Ole Miss and had 14 strikeouts in a nine-inning complete game win at then-No. 4 ranked Washington. The efficient Kleist has needed more than 100 pitches in a game just six times.
Kleist was also named a first team all-Pac-12 selection, along with catcher Gwen Svekis, third baseman Jenna Lilley and fellow pitcher Miranda Elish.
Freshman Mary Iakopo was named a second team all-league pick along with shortstop DJ Sanders, second baseman Lauren Lindvall and outfielder Alexis Mack. Outfielder Haley Cruse was named a third team all-Pac-12 choice.
The Ducks placed both Lilley and Lindvall on the Pac-12 all-defensive team and Iakopo and Lauren Burke on the Pac-12 all-freshman squad.
Pac-12 Player of the Year - UCLA's Rachel Garcia
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year - Oregon's Megan Kleist
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year - UCLA's Aaliyah Jordan
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year - Washington's Sis Bates
Pac-12 Coach of the Year - ASU's Trisha Ford
First Team all-Pac-12
Megan Kleist
Miranda Elish
Gwen Svekis
Jenna Lilley
Second Team all-Pac-12
DJ Sanders
Alexis Mack
Lauren Lindvall
Mary Iakopo
Pac-12 all-defense
Jenna Lilley
Lauren Lindvall
Pac-12 all-freshman
Mary Iakopo
Lauren Burke
Kleist (20-5) is second in the league with a 0.96 ERA and leads the nation with a 12.5-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The right-hander has 200 strikeouts in 160.2 innings and just 16 walks. She has more wins than walks allowed this season. Opponents are hitting just .176 against the junior.
Kleist has tossed two no-hitters this season and pitched a one-hit shutout against then-No. 2 ranked Oklahoma. She has not allowed more than three earned runs in any game this season and has posted double-digit strikeouts in 10 contests. She tallied a season-high 16 strikeouts against Ole Miss and had 14 strikeouts in a nine-inning complete game win at then-No. 4 ranked Washington. The efficient Kleist has needed more than 100 pitches in a game just six times.
Kleist was also named a first team all-Pac-12 selection, along with catcher Gwen Svekis, third baseman Jenna Lilley and fellow pitcher Miranda Elish.
Freshman Mary Iakopo was named a second team all-league pick along with shortstop DJ Sanders, second baseman Lauren Lindvall and outfielder Alexis Mack. Outfielder Haley Cruse was named a third team all-Pac-12 choice.
The Ducks placed both Lilley and Lindvall on the Pac-12 all-defensive team and Iakopo and Lauren Burke on the Pac-12 all-freshman squad.
Pac-12 Player of the Year - UCLA's Rachel Garcia
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year - Oregon's Megan Kleist
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year - UCLA's Aaliyah Jordan
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year - Washington's Sis Bates
Pac-12 Coach of the Year - ASU's Trisha Ford
First Team all-Pac-12
Megan Kleist
Miranda Elish
Gwen Svekis
Jenna Lilley
Second Team all-Pac-12
DJ Sanders
Alexis Mack
Lauren Lindvall
Mary Iakopo
Pac-12 all-defense
Jenna Lilley
Lauren Lindvall
Pac-12 all-freshman
Mary Iakopo
Lauren Burke
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