SAN FRANCISCO (April 1, 2024) – Washington State senior righthander Grant Taylor was named the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week after his 17-strikeout one-hit shutout win at Washington in Seattle Thursday night.
Taylor broke the previous WSU modern day record of 16 strikeouts set by John Olerud against Eastern Washington in 1988 and WSU Pac-10/12 mark of 13 set by James Freeman (2005, at SE Louisiana), matched by Matt Way (2009, Washington) and Zane Mills (2021, at Dixie State). Taylor's one-hit shutout is the first shutout by a Cougar since he shutout Arizona State in 2022 and is the first one-hitter since Taylor and three relievers one-hit No.