SAN MATEO, Calif. – Portland junior shortstop Chad Stevens was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week for April 12, 2021, the league office announced on Tuesday. Stevens had a monster week at the plate in leading the Pilots to a midweek win against nationally-ranked Oregon and a road series win at BYU.

The Fox Island, Wash. native finished the week 11-for-18, including a pair of four-hit games. Stevens the Pilots to a 6-4 win at No. 19 Oregon with a 4-for-5 effort against the Ducks. He scored two runs and drove in two more.

Stevens then helped Portland improve to 7-2 in WCC road games this year by taking 2-of-3 games at BYU. In the team's 5-3 series-opening win, Stevens was 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and a walk. He went 1-for-4 on Friday against the Cougars and then spearheaded Portland's series clinching, 7-6 comeback win on Saturday by going 4-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base.

Stevens is now hitting a team-best .353 and leads the WCC with 12 doubles. He is the first player to earn multiple player of the week honors this season in the conference after being recognized previously on March 23.
Portland (16-14, 8-4 WCC) will host a pair of Pac-12 opponents mid-week before welcoming the Loyola Marymount Lions to Joe Etzel Field for a three-game homestand. The Pilots and Washington Huskies meet on Tuesday at 5 p.m., followed by the Oregon Ducks on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Friday's series opener with LMU is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch.

There are currently no tickets available to the public for fans as the capacity restrictions have limited attendees to essential working personnel as well as player and visiting team pass lists. All home games will have live video and scoring available at PortlandPilots.com.

2021 #WCCSPORTS Baseball Player of the Week 
April 12: Chad Stevens, Portland
April 5: Jacob Munoz, San Francisco
March 30: Shane McGuire, San Diego
March 23: Chad Stevens, Portland
March 16: Stephen Lund, Gonzaga
March 9: Ryan Johnson, Pepperdine
March 2: Justin Banks, Saint Mary's
February 23: Mike Bowes, Santa Clara
 
2021 #WCCSPORTS Baseball Pitcher of the Week 
April 12: Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
April 5: Alek Jacob, Gonzaga
March 30: Christian Peters, Portland
March 23: Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
March 16: Conner Thurman, San Diego
March 9: William Kempner, Gonzaga
March 2: Carlos Lomeli, Saint Mary's
February 23: Alex Pham, San Francisco