Verespey Named NWC Baseball Student Athlete of the Week
March 3, 2025
Willamette pitcher Steven Verespey has been named the Northwest Conference Baseball Student-Athlete of the Week for his performance in the Bearcats' 1-0 win over Pacific on Friday, February 28th.
Verespey pitched 8⅔ scoreless innings in the victory over Pacific. After giving up a leadoff single to the opening batter, Verespey struck out the side to end the first and then struck out the first two batters in the second inning to retire five straight batters by strike out. For the game, he ended up striking out eight Boxers while walking four and giving up four hits.
This is the first time Verespey has received SAOW recognition. He received All-NWC Honorable Mention honors in his first two seasons and was named Rookie of the Year in 2023.