IRVINE, Calif. – This week’s PacWest Softball Players of the Week are Jessica West (Academy of Art), BethAnn McCann (Concordia), Ashlyn Moriarty (Dominican) and Soraya Shahbazian (California Baptist). The awards are based on games played April 18-24.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jessica West (Academy of Art)
OF, Jr., Portland, Ore./Woodrow Wilson
 
West hit .643 (9-14) in Academy of Art’s four-game series with No. 16 California Baptist. She hit two doubles, a triple, and to home runs for a 1.357 slugging percentage, scored seven runs and drove in four. She went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored in ART U’s 8-7 win in the third game. West ranks seventh in the PacWest with 39 runs scored.
 
CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK
BethAnn McCann (Concordia)
RHP, Jr., Anaheim, Calif./Loara
 
McCann won twice in Concordia’s four-game sweep of visiting BYU-Hawaii. She threw 13.0 innings, she allowed one earned run and 10 hits, while striking out five. She threw a three-hit shutout in her first start, with three strikeouts. McCann leads the PacWest with a 0.93 ERA and is 13-2 with 68 strikeouts.
 
CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Ashlyn Moriarty (Dominican)
RHP, Sr., Temecula, Calif./Chaparral
 
Moriarty made two starts in Dominican’s four-game sweep of Notre Dame de Namur, recording a win and a no decision. In 9.0 innings pitched, she allowed only three hits and one earned run. She threw 5.0 shutout innings with one hit in the Penguins’ 10-inning victory on Sunday.
 
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Soraya Shahbazian (CBU)
OF, Fr., Palos Verdes, Calif./Peninsula
 
Shahbazian earned her third weekly honor, hitting .462 (6-13) in six games. She drove in six runs and scored three times. She went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in the series finale against Academy of Art.