Moffat-Korth, Epenesa sweep WCC Pitcher and Player of the Week
SAN MATEOS, Calif. – Following a dominant performance against Utah and San Diego, Autumn Moffat-Korth and Martha Epenesa swept the West Coast Conference Pitcher and Player of the Week awards, respectively the conference announced Monday.
Moffat-Korth led the BYU softball team to two wins during the week for a 1.09 ERA over 19.1 innings pitched. The senior threw two complete games against San Diego including a 7-inning shutout in the series finale where she retired seven and allowed no walks. The right-handed pitcher surrendered only three runs in 19.1 innings over three games with a total of 15 strikeouts.
Epenesa finished the week with a .667 batting average led by three homers including a walk-off dinger against in-state rival Utah. Across four starts, the junior went 6-9 with four runs, three homers, six RBI, three walks and a stolen base. She hit three balls out of the park in sequential games while also extending her 11-game on-base streak and six-game hit streak. After her walk-off homer against the Utes, the third baseman hit two-run jacks in both games against San Diego on Friday and closed out the week with a 1.667 slugging percentage.
This is BYU's eighth and ninth WCC weekly award this season. It marks Epenesa's first career and Moffat-Korth's third of the season. Other Cougars who have won weekly awards this season including Rylee Jensen, Alyssa Podhurcak, Arissa Paulson, HannahJo Peterson and Violet Zavodnik. BYU currently leads the conference in weekly awards followed by LMU at four.