Northwest Notes March 11, 2020

Former Lake City

standout Manzardo

named Pac-12

Player of the Week

Kyle Manzardo of Washington State, a sophomore from Lake City High, was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Manzardo is the first Cougar position player to earn the conference weekly honor since Trek Stemp in 2016. Brandon White was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week following week two of last season.

Manzardo had a monster weekend at the plate in the Cougars’ four-game series sweep of Niagara in Pullman. The first baseman hit .556 (10 for 18) with 11 runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI while slugging 1.000 and posted an on-base percentage of .619 in WSU’s first four-game series sweep since 2017.

In Thursday’s series opener, Manzardo recorded two hits, drove in three runs and scored twice while in Friday’s contest, the left-handed hitter drove in four and broke a 3-3 tie with a go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning for a 6-3 Cougar win. Saturday, the Coeur d’Alene native collected four hits and scored three times and capped his weekend by reaching base five times and scored five runs highlighted by a two-run home run in his final at bat of the weekend.

Manzardo entered the week tied for first in the Pac-12 in hits (25), second in hitting (.431), fourth in runs scored (20) and slugging (.655), tied for fourth in doubles (7) and tied for seventh in on-base percentage (.500). Manzardo has hit safely in all 15 games to start 2020, tied for the seventh-longest hitting streak in program history.

UI’s Allen earns

all-Big Sky honors; EWU’s Peatling named MVP

Idaho senior Trevon Allen, who averaged 21.1 points per game, was named to the All-Big Sky Conference second team Tuesday.

Mason Peatling of Eastern Washington was named the Most Valuable Player, while Eagles coach Shantay Legans was voted Coach of the Year.

Idaho plays Southern Utah in the first round of the Big Sky Championships today at 11 a.m. PDT.

2019-20 Big Sky Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team

FIRST TEAM — Mason Peatling, Eastern Washington; Sayeed Pridgett, Montana, Jonah Radebaugh, Northern Colorado; Harald Frey, Montana State; Holland Woods, Portland State.

SECOND TEAM — Jacob Davison, Eastern Washington; Jerrick Harding, Weber State; Kendal Manuel, Montana; Trevon Allen, Idaho, Bodie Hume, Northern Colorado.

THIRD TEAM — Joshua Patton, Sacramento State; Cameron Shelton, Northern Arizona; Kim Aiken Jr., Eastern Washington; Brooks DeBisschop, Northern Arizona; Jubrile Belo, Montana State.

HONORABLE MENTION — Bernie Andre, Northern Arizona; Cameron Oluyitan, Southern Utah; Sal Nuhu, Portland State; Cody John, Weber State; Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa, Sacramento State

Individual Award Winners

Most Valuable Player: Mason Peatling, Eastern Washington

Newcomer of the Year: Jubrile Belo, Montana State

Freshman of the Year: Derrick Carter-Hollinger, Montana

Defensive Player of the Year: Jonah Radebaugh, Northern Colorado

Top Reserve: Kai Edwards, Northern Colorado

Coach of the Year: Shantay Legans, Eastern Washington