SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Tori Cervantes and Mia Nishikawa from Saint Mary's took home Heluva Good Dip West Coast Conference Softball weekly honors on Monday. Cervantes was named the Heluva Good Dip West Coast Conference Softball Player of the Week after driving in the go-ahead runs in all three of the Gaels' victories over Oregon State. Nishikawa was honored as the Heluva Good Dip West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week after a resilient series of outings in Corvallis.
HELUVA GOOD DIP WEST COAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – TORI CERVANTES, JR., INF – SAINT MARY'S
Tori Cervantes hit a go-ahead two-run home run against Oregon State in the series opener, drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in game two and drove in the go-ahead run in game three. She launched two home runs during the series, bringing her season total to six. Cervantes drove in a total of six runs against the Beavers. This is the fourth time this season that a Gael has captured Conference player of the week honors.
Also Nominated: Emma Dazell, Pacific; Taylor Johnson, San Diego; Jasmine Sofowora, LMU
HELUVA GOOD DIP WEST COAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK – MIA NISHIKAWA, SO. – SAINT MARY'S
Mia Nishikawa pitched in two of the wins for Saint Mary’s over Oregon State this past weekend. Nishikawa stranded the tying run at second on three separate occasions, picking up her 20th career win and ninth this season. Nishikawa posted five consecutive scoreless frames on Saturday, giving up three runs in the finale, leading to her third multi-win week of the year. This is the second time this season that Nishikawa has garnered West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week honors, and the fifth time this season overall for Saint Mary's.
Also Nominated: Emma Giaime, San Diego; Desiree Smith, Pacific
2025 Heluva Good Dip West Coast Conference Softball Players of the Week
February 10: Cairah Curran, Santa Clara
February 17: Abigail Charpentier, Santa Clara
February 24: Mia Zabat, Saint Mary's
March 3: Sam Buckley, Saint Mary's
March 10: Taylor Johnson, San Diego
March 17: Izzy Jamgotchian, LMU
March 24: Sam Buckley, Saint Mary's
March 31: Cairah Curran, Santa Clara
April 7: Izzy Jamgotchian, LMU
April 14: Joecellia Roberts, San Diego
April 21: Izzy Jamgotchian, LMU
April 28: Tori Cervantes, Saint Mary's
2025 Heluva Good Dip West Coast Conference Softball Pitchers of the Week
February 10: Hazyl Gray, Santa Clara
February 17: Odhi Vasquez, Saint Mary's
February 24: Odhi Vasquez, Saint Mary's
March 3: Odhi Vasquez, Saint Mary's
March 10: Kelsey Tadlock, San Diego
March 17: Hannah Edwards, Santa Clara
March 24: Logan Hulon, Oregon State
March 31: Avery Seva, Santa Clara
April 7: Mia Nishikawa, Saint Mary's
April 14: McKenna Braegelmann, San Diego
April 21: Cari Ferguson, Santa Clara
April 28: Mia Nishikawa, Saint Mary's