SAN BRUNO, Calif. – During the series win over San Diego last week, Makoa Sniffen from Saint Mary's batted 11-for-18 with six extra base hits in winning Rawlings West Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week. Gonzaga claimed the other two weekly awards as Karsten Sweum won Rawlings West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week and Landon Hood once again won Rawlings West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week.
RAWLINGS WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – MAKOA SNIFFEN, SO., INF – SAINT MARY'S
Makoa Sniffen posted a .611 batting average last week. He produced multi-hit performances in all four games last week including six extra-base hits and five RBI. He collected three doubles, two triples and homered in the series opener against San Diego. During Saturday's win over the Toreros, Sniffen went 4-for-5 with a double and a triple. This is the second time this season that Sniffen has claimed conference player of the week accolades.
Also Nominated: Trey Dunn, Pepperdine; Diego Gonzalez, San Diego; Max Ross, Santa Clara; Trey Swygart, Portland; Jake Tandy, Pacific; Ryder Young, Gonzaga
RAWLINGS WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK – KARSTEN SWEUM, SO., LHP – GONZAGA
Karsten Sweum earned the win in a dominant outing last Saturday, carrying a perfect game through the first six innings. Sweum only allowed four baserunners over 7.2 innings, retiring the first 18 batters he saw. He struck out 10 batters, good for his second straight home game with double-digit punchouts. This is the second time this season that Sweum has claimed conference player of the week accolades.
Also Nominated: Jagger Edwards, San Diego; Jace Gillmore, Santa Clara; Garret Plata, Pacific; Kaden Segel, Portland; Cam Staton, Saint Mary's; Lucien Wechsberg, Pepperdine
RAWLINGS WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – LANDON HOOD, FR., RHP – GONZAGA
Landon Hood picked up the save on Friday's win, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings in securing the victory. Hood did not allow a hit while giving up only two walks, posting a 0.86 WHIP. He struck out six batters, good for a 23.14 K/9 ratio. This is the second straight week and fifth time this season that Hood won conference freshman of the week honors.
Also Nominated: Diego Gonzalez, San Diego; Ian Josephson, Saint Mary's; Will Labonte, Portland; Waylon Walsh, Santa Clara; Joshua Woodworth, Pepperdine
2026 Rawlings West Coast Conference Baseball Players of the Week
February 16: Thomas Ferroggiaro, Santa Clara
February 23: Makoa Sniffen, Saint Mary's
March 2: Zach Wadas, LMU
March 9: Robert Orr, Pacific
March 16: Ricky Sanchez, Gonzaga
March 23: Trey Swygart, Portland
March 30: Maddox Haley, Gonzaga
April 6: Andrew Gauna, San Diego
April 13: Mikey Bell, Gonzaga
April 20: Payton Knowles, Seattle U
April 27: Makoa Sniffen, Saint Mary's
2026 Rawlings West Coast Conference Baseball Pitchers of the Week
February 16: Max Bayles, Santa Clara
February 23: Jonah Johnson, LMU
March 2: Karsten Sweum, Gonzaga
March 9: Max Bayles, Santa Clara
March 16: Jonah Johnson, LMU
March 23: Kale Hammer, Seattle U
March 30: Tommy Scavone, Pepperdine
April 6: Travis Farrell, Seattle U
April 13: Nick Bacura, San Francisco
April 20: Garret Plata, Pacific
April 27: Karsten Sweum, Gonzaga
2026 Rawlings West Coast Conference Baseball Freshmen of the Week
February 16: Landon Hood, Gonzaga
February 23: Thomas Gonzales, San Francisco
March 2: Landon Hood, Gonzaga
March 9: Landon Hood, Gonzaga
March 16: James Dell’Amico, Pepperdine
March 23: Alex Via, Portland
March 30: Jayden Garrison, San Francisco and Will Labonte, Portland
April 6: Will Labonte, Portland
April 13: Ian Josephson, Saint Mary's
April 20: Landon Hood, Gonzaga
April 27: Landon Hood, Gonzaga