TUCSON, Ariz. – Redshirt junior Danielle O'Toole has been selected as the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for her domination of Oregon State, the conference announced on Monday. It is O'Toole's third Pac-12 recognition this season.
O'Toole went 2-0 vs. Oregon State, allowing just one total run in two complete-game victories in Arizona's series win vs. the Beavers. O'Toole debuted against the Beavers with a six-hit shutout, setting a season high with nine strikeouts in the process. For an encore, the junior took a perfect game into the fifth and final inning in Arizona's mercy win. Her bid to throw Arizona's first perfect game since 2010 fell two batters short.
In 12 innings vs. Oregon State, the Upland, California native posted a 0.58 ERA, limited hitters to a .214 average and racked up 14 strikeouts.
Her two victories pushed her to a Pac-12-best 20 wins on the season, making her the first Wildcat pitcher to reach the 20-win mark since 2012.
On the season, O'Toole is second in the Pac-12 with a 2.19 ERA; she has 155 strikeouts in 172.1 innings pitched and has limited opponents to a .232 average.
Overall, O'Toole's recognition marks weekly honor No. 8 for the Wildcats. Mo Mercado was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week in week 1, O'Toole was the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week in week 2, McQuillin was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in week 4 and the Pac-12 Freshman and Pitcher of the Week in week 5, O'Toole was the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week in week 6 and Krist was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in week 10.
The citation is O'Toole's third and the Pac-12-most 156th in Arizona history.
UCLA's Brianna Tautalafua is the conference Player and Freshman of the Week.
Up Next: O'Toole and the Wildcats welcome California for a three-game series this weekend at Hillenbrand. The Cats and the Bears face off Thursday-Saturday to close out the regular season.
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