Feb. 26, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico senior Daniel Stovall and BYU sophomore left-handed pitcher JakeWortham have been named Mountain West Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. This is the fourth career weekly award for Stovall and the first for Wortham.
Stovall, from Midland, Texas, batted .526 (10-for-19) from the plate, with a home run, three doubles, eight runs scored and eight RBI, as New Mexico went 3-1 last week. In a 16-5 win over New Mexico State, Stovall went 3-for-6 with a two-run double, two RBI and two runs scored. In the first game of a three-game series vs. Texas State, Stovall went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored. He blasted his league-leading third homer of the season, a two-run shot, in the bottom of the third, putting UNM up 5-0 on the way to a 10-0 victory. In a 13-7 game two win, Stovall went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored. His four-hit game was the first for the Lobos this season. Defensively, Stovall had 42 putouts with one assist and no errors.
Wortham, an Allen, Texas, native, tallied his first win of the season as BYU outlasted Missouri, 4-1, in 10 innings at the Service Academies Classic in Millington, Tenn., last week. In his 9.0 innings on the mound, he gave up just two hits, and one unearned run, while striking out seven and walking none. Wortham retired 19 straight batters, including strikingout the side in the ninth to force extra innings. He was named to the all-tournament team for his performance.
Mountain West Conference Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 12 Jordan Muir, So., RHP, BYU
Feb. 19 Bobby LaFromboise, Jr., LHP, New Mexico
Feb. 26 Jake Wortham, So., LHP, BYU
Mountain West Conference Players of the Week
Feb. 12 Blake Gailen, Sr., OF, UNLV
Feb. 19 Nick Romero, So., 3B, San Diego State
Feb. 26 Daniel Stovall, Sr., 1B, New Mexico