Escobar Pulls in Pac-12 Freshman of the Week

SAN FRANCISCO - For the first time this season and in her career, freshman Kiki Escobar has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, as announced on Tuesday. Escobar becomes the second Beaver this season to earn a conference nod.

In Oregon State's five-game weekend at the Torero Classic, Escobar helped the Beavers go 4-1 with wins over UC Riverside (1-0), DePaul (10-0), Iowa (7-2) and San Diego (8-1) improving to 7-3 overall this season.

Escobar reached base in all five games last week, producing a team-high nine hits, going 9-for-19 (.474) with two doubles, six runs batted in, one walk and three runs scored. She collected three multi-hit contests, including a weekend-high three against Iowa…