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The University of Utah Athletics
Clarkson and Van Sickle Haul in Pac-12 and National Awards
4/15/2024 2:00 PM | Baseball
Utah duo sweeps Pac-12 weekly honors and earns D1Baseball.com laurels
SAN FRANCISCO – Coming off a road series win at Arizona State, the Utah Baseball duo of outfielder TJ Clarkson and left-handed pitcher Bryson Van Sickle swept the Pac-12 Conference weekly awards on Monday and also earned national recognition from D1Baseball.com.
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Van Sickle was named D1Baseball.com's National Pitcher of the Week to headline the accolade haul. Clarkson was named Pac-12 Player of the Week and Van Sickle took home Pitcher of the Week from the league—marking the program's first-ever sweep of the Pac-12's weekly awards.
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In addition, Clarkson and Van Sickle cracked D1Baseball.com's weekly lists of the top 100 hitters and pitchers, respectively, across college baseball.
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Playing about 25 minutes from his hometown of Gilbert, Arizona, Clarkson slashed .583 / .667 / 1.583 to help the Utes take two of three games on the weekend. It was the team's fourth conference series win of the season and first over ASU since a sweep in 2017. He homered in all three ASU games for a weekend total of four long balls—including two in a come-from-behind rubber game victory. Clarkson had multiple hits in all three games, capped with a 3-for-4 line in the rubber game where he walked twice and also was intentionally walked two more times.
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Clarkson's first homer on Sunday brought the Utes within a run to trail 4-3 in the third inning. Then in the sixth, his two-run shot on the first pitch put the team in front for good. It capped off the latest part of a hot streak for Clarkson, who has raised his batting average over 140 points since Utah's series at Washington State last month. In the Utes' 22 games since the start of that series in Pullman, Clarkson is hitting .321 with five doubles, a triple, six homers, a team-leading 25 RBI, plus an outfield assist.
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Van Sickle's outstanding outing on Friday night was the first "Maddux" performance in the Pac-12 since 2018—that is, a complete game shutout on less than 100 pitches. It was a 10-0 series-opening win over Arizona State in which Van Sickle scattered three hits and walked none, needing just 82 pitches for the CG. The Eagle Mountain, Utah native never allowed the leadoff batter to reach base, nor did ASU put a runner into scoring position all night.
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Van Sickle's 82 pitches to 29 batters faced (two over the minimum) put ASU batters at an average of just 2.82 pitches per plate appearance. He threw first-pitch strikes (including first pitch put in play) 20 times. Then as the late innings approached, he retired 14 straight Sun Devils to end the game. It sealed the first complete game by a Utah pitcher since 2022 and the team's first CG shutout since 2016.
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Next Up
The Utes return to game action on Tuesday for a home matinee against Utah Valley. First pitch will be at 11 a.m. at Smith's Ballpark and begins a stretch of eight straight games that Utah will play throughout the Beehive State.
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Single-game tickets are now on sale for the entirety of Utah's 2024 home schedule at Smith's Ballpark. Season tickets are still available for purchase, but season ticket hats have sold out.
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Fans can contact the Utah Athletics Ticket Office via phone with questions at (801) 581-8849.
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Van Sickle was named D1Baseball.com's National Pitcher of the Week to headline the accolade haul. Clarkson was named Pac-12 Player of the Week and Van Sickle took home Pitcher of the Week from the league—marking the program's first-ever sweep of the Pac-12's weekly awards.
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In addition, Clarkson and Van Sickle cracked D1Baseball.com's weekly lists of the top 100 hitters and pitchers, respectively, across college baseball.
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Playing about 25 minutes from his hometown of Gilbert, Arizona, Clarkson slashed .583 / .667 / 1.583 to help the Utes take two of three games on the weekend. It was the team's fourth conference series win of the season and first over ASU since a sweep in 2017. He homered in all three ASU games for a weekend total of four long balls—including two in a come-from-behind rubber game victory. Clarkson had multiple hits in all three games, capped with a 3-for-4 line in the rubber game where he walked twice and also was intentionally walked two more times.
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Clarkson's first homer on Sunday brought the Utes within a run to trail 4-3 in the third inning. Then in the sixth, his two-run shot on the first pitch put the team in front for good. It capped off the latest part of a hot streak for Clarkson, who has raised his batting average over 140 points since Utah's series at Washington State last month. In the Utes' 22 games since the start of that series in Pullman, Clarkson is hitting .321 with five doubles, a triple, six homers, a team-leading 25 RBI, plus an outfield assist.
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Van Sickle's outstanding outing on Friday night was the first "Maddux" performance in the Pac-12 since 2018—that is, a complete game shutout on less than 100 pitches. It was a 10-0 series-opening win over Arizona State in which Van Sickle scattered three hits and walked none, needing just 82 pitches for the CG. The Eagle Mountain, Utah native never allowed the leadoff batter to reach base, nor did ASU put a runner into scoring position all night.
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Van Sickle's 82 pitches to 29 batters faced (two over the minimum) put ASU batters at an average of just 2.82 pitches per plate appearance. He threw first-pitch strikes (including first pitch put in play) 20 times. Then as the late innings approached, he retired 14 straight Sun Devils to end the game. It sealed the first complete game by a Utah pitcher since 2022 and the team's first CG shutout since 2016.
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Next Up
The Utes return to game action on Tuesday for a home matinee against Utah Valley. First pitch will be at 11 a.m. at Smith's Ballpark and begins a stretch of eight straight games that Utah will play throughout the Beehive State.
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Buy Your Tickets! |Â Click Here
Single-game tickets are now on sale for the entirety of Utah's 2024 home schedule at Smith's Ballpark. Season tickets are still available for purchase, but season ticket hats have sold out.
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Fans can contact the Utah Athletics Ticket Office via phone with questions at (801) 581-8849.
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Follow Utah Baseball
Follow the Utes on social media (@utahbaseball).
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