SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Opening the 2025 West Coast Conference Baseball season, LMU claimed two of the three Conference player of the week awards as Colby Wallace won Rawlings WCC Baseball Player of the Week, while Nate Savoie earned Rawlings WCC Freshman of the Week. After his dominant performance on the mound, Max Bayles from Santa Clara took Rawlings WCC Pitcher of the Week accolades.
RAWLINGS WCC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – COLBY WALLACE, SR., OF – LMU
Colby Wallace scored six runs, drove in four and recorded seven hits over the opening weekend. He slashed .636/.750/1.273, clubbing a pair of doubles, a triple and a monster home run over the right field wall. The senior added four walks, stole a base and made a sliding catch down the right field line to save a run in Sunday's finale. His efforts helped the Lions sweep Seattle over the weekend.
Also Nominated: Diego Castellanos, Saint Mary's; Jack Gurevitch, San Diego; Dylan Joyce, Santa Clara; Jordan Lewis, San Francisco; Julian Nunez, Pepperdine; Robert Orr, Pacific
RAWLINGS WCC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK – MAX BAYLES, SO. – SANTA CLARA
Max Bayles struck out a career-high nine in only 4 and two-thirds innings of work on Sunday, helping carry Santa Clara to a series-clinching, 8-3 win over CSUN. He entered in the fourth inning and retired eight of the last nine he faced with five strikeouts. Bayles only allowed one hit and one run to a lineup that had collected 21 hits and scored 15 runs in the series' first two games. The outing was also only one inning short of his career long (5 2/3).
Also Nominated: Donovan Chriss, Saint Mary's; Payton Graham, Gonzaga; Curtis Hebert, Portland; Kenji Pallares, LMU; Adan Perez, Pacific; Tommy Scavone, Pepperdine; Cal Scolari, San Diego; Joe Soberon, San Francisco
RAWLINGS WCC BASEBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – NATE SAVOIE, FR., C/OF – LMU
Making his collegiate debut behind the plate on Sunday, Nate Savoie launched a pair of homers, notched five RBI and added a pair of runs on a 4-for-5 effort in the series finale against Seattle, completing the series sweep. Savoie put on an offensive explosion including a two-run homer in the second inning that just cleared the top of the fence followed by a no-doubter two-run blast in the fifth. He added an RBI single in the eighth to add to his day.
Also Nominated: Ian Armstrong, Saint Mary's; Brendan Burke, San Francisco; Diego Davis, Pacific; Luke Devine, Santa Clara; Rece Schuerman, Gonzaga; Cal Scolari, San Diego; Trey Swygart, Portland
2025 Rawlings WCC Baseball Players of the Week
February 17: Colby Wallace, LMU
2025 Rawlings WCC Baseball Pitchers of the Week
February 17: Max Bayles, Santa Clara
2025 Rawlings WCC Baseball Freshmen of the Week
February 17: Nate Savoie, LMU