Zavodnik, Moffat-Korth, Eakin win top WCC Awards with nine on All-WCC teams

Autumn Moffat-Korth WCC Pitcher of the Year

SAN MATEO, Calif. — BYU softball earned four of the five top awards in the West Coast Conference and had nine players named to All-WCC teams, the conference announced Tuesday.

For the first time in WCC history, Violet Zavodnik earned both the WCC Freshman and Player of the Year award in the same season. Autumn Moffat-Korth was named WCC Pitcher of the Year while Gordon Eakin was awarded WCC Coach of the Year.

In addition, nine Cougars received All-WCC honors, including five named to the All-WCC First Team, the most by any team. Along with Vavodnik and Moffat-Korth, the other first-team honorees include Martha Epenesa, Rylee Jensen and HannahJo Peterson. Huntyr Ava and Marissa Chavez were both named to the All-WCC Second Team, with Kaylee Erickson and Arissa Paulson on the All-WCC Honorable Mention list.

Zavodnik is the sixth-straight BYU player to receive the WCC's top honor. Zavodnik finished with a WCC-leading .513 batting average in conference play. The center fielder also tallied 20 hits, 13 runs and 18 RBI on a 1.103 slugging percentage.

The Cougars' sixth-straight WCC Pitcher of the Year award winner Moffat-Korth finished WCC play with the lowest ERA at 0.72. Moffat-Korth went 7-0 in eight appearances and in 48.1 innings pitched, she gave up just 10 runs on 31 hits, only walking four batters while striking out 42.

Leading BYU to a 36-15 record, its seventh-straight WCC title and 16th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, Eakin was named WCC Coach of the Year for the fifth time. He last won the award in 2017, earning it in four-straight seasons from 2014-2017.

The five major awards and the All-West Coast Conference Teams were voted on by the league's six head coaches. A total of 24 student-athletes make up the first and second teams, including seven outfielders by position, 11 infielders and six pitchers.

2021 West Coast Conference Softball Individual Honors

Player of the Year	Violet Zavodnik, BYU
Pitcher of the Year	Autumn Moffat-Korth, BYU
Defensive Player of the Year	Ashley Trierweiler, Santa Clara
Freshman of the Year	Violet Zavodnik, BYU
Coach of the Year	Gordon Eakin, BYU

All-West Coast Conference Softball First Team

Name	Institution	Yr.	Pos.
Alyssa Daniell	LMU	Fr.	1B
Megan Dedrick	LMU	Sr.	SS
Martha Epenesa	BYU	Jr.	3B
Andrea Gonzalez	LMU	Sr.	INF
Rylee Jensen	BYU	Sr.	OF
Autumn Moffat-Korth	BYU	Sr.	P
HannahJo Peterson	BYU	Sr.	UTL/OF
Indya Smith	Saint Mary's	So.	OF
Myka Sutherlin	Pacific	Jr.	P/OF
Ashley Trierweiler	Santa Clara	Fr.	OF
Marina Vitalich	LMU	Sr.	P
Violet Zavodnik	BYU	Fr.	OF

All-West Coast Conference Softball Second Team

Name	Institution	Yr.	Pos.
Jayda Alaan	Saint Mary's	Sr.	UTL
Huntyr Ava	BYU	So.	1B
Sophia Bjerk	San Diego	Jr.	3B
McKenna Braegelmann	San Diego	Fr.	LHP
Marissa Chavez	BYU	Jr.	SS
Morgan DeBord	LMU	So.	OF
Sofia Earle	Saint Mary's	Jr.	LHP
Madison Earnshaw	San Diego	Jr.	P
Allyson Ferreira	Santa Clara	So.	IF
Madison Kahwaty	Pacific	Jr.	INF
Kenedi Lopes	Saint Mary's	Sr.	INF
Valeria Torres-Colon	Pacific	Fr.	OF

All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention

Name	Institution	Yr.	Pos.
Emma Bickford	Santa Clara	So.	IF
Madeline Domingo	Pacific	Sr.	C
Kaylee Erickson	BYU	So.	C
Molly Grumbo	LMU	Sr.	C
Amanda Limon	San Diego	Fr.	INF/OF
Jessica Mabrey	Pacific	Jr.	C/UTL
Julia Mccormack	Saint Mary's	Sr.	INF
Desiree Moreno	LMU	Sr.	UTL/C
Arissa Paulson	BYU	Sr.	P
Eileen Perez	Saint Mary's	Sr.	P