SAN MATEO, Calif. – After sending everybody home Saturday in the 15th inning courtesy of a walk-off home run, Gonzaga’s Tyler Rando earned WCC Baseball Player of the Week honors for the first time this season. Pepperdine’s Shane Telfer was tabbed WCC Pitcher of the Week also for the first time this season.   

#WCCSPORTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – TYLER RANDO, SR., C – GON
Rando came up big in helping Gonzaga sweep Santa Clara last weekend. He belted a two-run walk-off home run in the longest game ever played at Patterson Baseball Complex to clinch the series win in the 15th inning. He also drove in three more runs, including another two-run homer less than 24 hours later in the series finale. This is the first time that Rando has won WCC Player of the Week, and it is the first time that the Zags won have captured that award as a team this season.

Also Nominated: Brock Watkins, BYU; John Peck, Pepperdine; Nich Klemp, Portland

#WCCSPORTS PITCHER OF THE WEEK – SHANE TELFER, JR. – PEP
In Pepperdine’s 6-1 win over LMU on Sunday, Telfer boasted career highs of 7.0 innings pitched and 10 strikeouts, while only allowing two hits over the scoreless frames. He improved to 2-1 on the season with the win. Telfer picked up the Waves’ first WCC Pitcher of the Week honor this season, and the second overall after Greg Melhaff won WCC Player of the Week on Feb. 21.

Also Nominated: Peter Allegro, Portland; Owen Hackman, LMU; Ryan Brady, BYU
 
2022 #WCCSPORTS Baseball Player of the Week
February 21: Greg Mehlhaff, Pepperdine
February 28: Cole Gambill, BYU
March 7: Nathan Chong, Saint Mary’s
March 14: Kevin Sim, San Diego
March 21: Chase Meidroth, San Diego
March 28: Caleb Ricketts, San Diego
April 4: Coleman Brigman, Santa Clara
April 11: Ozzie Pratt, BYU
April 18: Mason Strong, BYU
April 25: Diego Baqueiro, LMU
May 2: Chase Meidroth, San Diego
May 9: Austin Deming, BYU
May 16: Tyler Rando, Gonzaga

2022 #WCCSPORTS Baseball Pitcher of the Week
February 21: Janzen Keisel, BYU
February 28: Brett Gillis, Portland
March 7: Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
March 14: Trystan Vrieling, Gonzaga
March 21: Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
March 28: Cole Kitchen, Santa Clara
April 4: Nick Sando, Santa Clara
April 11: Brian Robison, BYU
April 18: Brycen Mautz, San Diego
April 25: Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
May 2: Jimmy Galicia, LMU
May 9: Brett Gillis, Portland
May 16: Shane Telfer, Pepperdine