Olympic overview: BYU Softball wins WCC title and honors seniors
The BYU softball team won its 12th consecutive West Coast Conference championship with a three-game sweep at Santa Clara over the weekend. The softball and baseball teams both brought in weekly awards to complete this week’s BYU Olympic sports overview.
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The sweep at Santa Clara gave BYU its 22nd win in the last 24 games and the WCC title gives BYU an automatic bid to its 16th-straight NCAA Tournament. Outfielder HannahJo Peterson was named WCC Player of the Week following the wins, her second of the year, and BYU’s 13th WCC weekly player award. Peterson had three home runs last week against Southern Utah and Santa Clara.
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Beavers Take Game 2 Over BYU, 5-3
After last night’s nail-biter, Oregon State grabs a solid victory.
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Oregon State grabbed their ninth win in a row, and a series clinching victory, with a 5-3 win over the BYU Cougars Friday evening. The win moves the Beavers up to 9-1 this season.
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Oregon State grabbed a lead in the bottom of the first, when a Troy Claunch grounder scored Preston Jones. BYU responded in the top of the second, when a wild pitch allowed Jacob Rogers to reach home, giving the Cougars their first run of the series.