SAN FRANCISCO – Oregon State freshman Cooper Hjerpe has been named the Pac-12's Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
Hjerpe is coming off a seven-inning effort versus then-No. 7 Arizona on Saturday. He struck out a career-best 11 batters and held the Wildcats – who came into the game with a .331 batting average – to two hits and a run. Arizona's lone run scored came on an attempted double steal in the sixth inning. That inning also happened to be the only time Hjerpe, a Capay, Calif., native, allowed the Wildcats to put a runner in scoring position.