Cowley, Stoffal sweep Pac-12 honors
05/01/23 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – Coming off a 4-1 week where Oregon won series over Gonzaga and No. 12 Arizona State, the Ducks swept the Pac-12 Conference weekly awards with Drew Cowley being named the player of the week and Jace Stoffal claiming pitcher of the week honors.
Stoffal (Roseburg, Ore. / Roseburg HS) became just the third Duck to claim the honor three times in a season, joining Robert Ahlstrom (2021) and David Peterson (2017). The Ducks' right-hander turned in another dominant effort against ASU, one of the top-hitting teams in the Pac-12 Conference, on Friday. Stoffal held the Sun Devils, who entered the weekend second in the Pac-12 in batting average (.314) and runs scored (304), to just one earned run on four hits in 6.2 innings pitched. He held ASU scoreless through the first five innings allowing Oregon to build a 9-0 lead before Arizona State finally got on the board. Stoffal picked up his sixth quality start with three coming against the top three hitting teams in the Pac-12 entering last weekend (Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford). Stoffal's previous two pitcher of the week honors came after wins over Oregon State and Stanford.
Cowley (Upland, Calif. / Upland HS) batted .421 with four home runs and 10 RBI in the five games against Gonzaga and Arizona State. He finished the week with three multiple-hit games while reaching base multiple times in all five contests, finishing with a .542 on-base percentage and a 1.053 slugging percentage.
The Ducks' shortstop opened the week going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in an 11-4 Oregon win. He wrapped up the two-game Gonzaga series reaching base three times (1-for-3, 2 BB) in the finale. Against Arizona State, Cowley drove in seven runs while homering three times. He homered twice, including a grand slam, in an 11-5 game-one win while matching a career high with five RBI. In game two, he homered again while reaching base three times (2-for-4, HBP) with a pair of runs batted in and a run scored. In the series finale, he walked and was hit by a pitch.
Cowley is the fourth Oregon position player to earn a weekly honor from Collegiate Baseball. He joins third baseman Sabin Ceballos, left fielder Tanner Smith and catcher Josiah Cromwick.
All-Time Player/Pitcher of the Week Sweeps
All-Time Pac-12 Conference Pitchers of the Week
All-Time Pac-12 Conference Players of the Week
Stoffal (Roseburg, Ore. / Roseburg HS) became just the third Duck to claim the honor three times in a season, joining Robert Ahlstrom (2021) and David Peterson (2017). The Ducks' right-hander turned in another dominant effort against ASU, one of the top-hitting teams in the Pac-12 Conference, on Friday. Stoffal held the Sun Devils, who entered the weekend second in the Pac-12 in batting average (.314) and runs scored (304), to just one earned run on four hits in 6.2 innings pitched. He held ASU scoreless through the first five innings allowing Oregon to build a 9-0 lead before Arizona State finally got on the board. Stoffal picked up his sixth quality start with three coming against the top three hitting teams in the Pac-12 entering last weekend (Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford). Stoffal's previous two pitcher of the week honors came after wins over Oregon State and Stanford.
Cowley (Upland, Calif. / Upland HS) batted .421 with four home runs and 10 RBI in the five games against Gonzaga and Arizona State. He finished the week with three multiple-hit games while reaching base multiple times in all five contests, finishing with a .542 on-base percentage and a 1.053 slugging percentage.
The Ducks' shortstop opened the week going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in an 11-4 Oregon win. He wrapped up the two-game Gonzaga series reaching base three times (1-for-3, 2 BB) in the finale. Against Arizona State, Cowley drove in seven runs while homering three times. He homered twice, including a grand slam, in an 11-5 game-one win while matching a career high with five RBI. In game two, he homered again while reaching base three times (2-for-4, HBP) with a pair of runs batted in and a run scored. In the series finale, he walked and was hit by a pitch.
Cowley is the fourth Oregon position player to earn a weekly honor from Collegiate Baseball. He joins third baseman Sabin Ceballos, left fielder Tanner Smith and catcher Josiah Cromwick.
All-Time Player/Pitcher of the Week Sweeps
- Drew Cowley/Jace Stoffal (5/1/23)
- Gabe Matthews/Robert Ahlstrom (4/13/21)
- Brett Thomas/Alex Keudell (4/9/12)
All-Time Pac-12 Conference Pitchers of the Week
- Jace Stoffal (5/1/23; 4/17/23; 4/10/23)
- Matt Dallas (3/20/23)
- Robert Ahlstrom (5/10/21; 4/13/21; 3/15/21)
- Cullen Kafka (3/23/21)
- Kenyon Yovan (4/30/18; 4/2/18)
- Parker Kelly (3/12/18)
- David Peterson (5/1/17; 4/3/17; 2/14/17)
- Conor Harber (2/23/15)
- Tommy Thorpe (3/24/14)
- Cole Irvin (3/13/13; 4/1/13)
- Alex Keudell (4/16/12; 4/9/12)
- Jimmie Sherfy (2/21/12)
- Madison Boer (2/22/11)
- Justin LaTempa (5/3/10)
All-Time Pac-12 Conference Players of the Week
- Drew Cowley (5/1/23)
- Jacob Walsh (4/3/23)
- Gabe Matthews (4/13/21)
- Kenyon Yovan (3/9/21)
- Spencer Steer (4/15/19)
- Scott Heineman (5/25/15; 4/15/13)
- Shaun Chase (5/5/14)
- Mitchell Tolman (4/14/14; 5/6/13)
- Ryon Healy (4/29/13; 2/19/13)
- Aaron Payne (5/7/12; 4/29/12)
- Brett Thomas (4/9/12)
- Danny Pulfer (5/16/11)
- Aaron Jones (3/21/11)
- Eddie Rodriguez (5/17/10; 3/8/10)
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