SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Three appearances, a win, a save and three USF victories earned University of San Francisco junior right-handed pitcher Alex Pham West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of March 2-8 on Monday.
 
Pham made three appearances during the week, closing down three San Francisco victories while going 1-0 with a save and just one run allowed all week.
 
He threw four innings of relief on the road at California on Friday, earning a save and helping the Dons secure a 4-1 series-opening victory. He struck out four and didn't walk any while only giving up two hits in that outing. He earned his third win of the year (3-0) on Sunday when he threw two scoreless innings in the ninth and 10th. He struck out four again and only allowed one hit. Tuesday, he threw a scoreless ninth to wrap up the Dons' 8-2 win over Mount St. Mary's.
 
He held opponents to just a .115 batting average and carried a 4-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio while only allowing one run during the week (1.29 ERA).
 
Pepperdine's Mike Malinchak was named the WCC Player of the Week alongside Pham's Pitcher of the Week nod.
 
Pham and the Dons host Sacramento State at 3 p.m. Tuesday before traveling to Southern California to open WCC play at Pepperdine with a three-game series starting Friday. Fans can purchase tickets and find all live coverage links on USFDons.com.