SAN BRUNO, Calif. — San Francisco right-handed pitcher
Riley Ornido was named the West Coast Conference Rawlings Pitcher of the Week Monday for the week of Feb. 18-24 after helping the Dons get off to a rolling start in their series sweep of CSU Bakersfield with a dominating win on Friday.
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Ornido (1-1) earned his first win of the season Friday by throwing seven shutout innings with 10 strikeouts and just three hits allowed in a 2-0 series-opening victory over CSU Bakersfield.
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Ornido struck out the side in the first and sixth innings. He struck out five of the first six batters he faced. Only once did he allow a runner to get past second base, and when that happened in the fourth (via an error), he induced an inning-ending double play to get out of the jam.
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Loyola Marymount's Brandon Shearer was named WCC Rawlings Player of the Week alongside Ornido's Pitcher of the Week award.
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San Francisco begins a five-day road trip on Wednesday at No. 7 Stanford. The trip continues with a three-game weekend series against Kansas State in Fort Worth, Texas, and wraps up on March 5 at San Jose State. Fans can find all live coverage links on USFDons.com.
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2019 WEST COAST CONFERENCE RAWLINGS PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 25:
Riley Ornido, San Francisco
Feb. 18: Ken Waldichuk, Saint Mary's
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2019 WEST COAST CONFERENCE RAWLINGS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 25: Brandon Shearer, Loyola Marymount
Feb. 18: Kevin Milam, Saint Mary's