In the final week of Gonzaga University baseball's season, Erik Hoffberg was named the Rawlings West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday after picking up two saves in the series win against Portland. Hoffberg is the first GU player to earn the award in 2025.
GU’s closer pitched the ninth inning to secure the victory for the Zags in both games one and three last weekend, striking out four batters across 2.1 innings en route to picking up his sixth and seventh saves of the season. Hoffberg’s ninth inning performances were key to GU closing out two narrow wins versus Portland to clinch second place in the WCC and a first round bye in the conference championships in Las Vegas.