LOGAN, Utah – Utah State softball senior catcher Gabriella Jimenez has been named the Mountain West Player of the Week after helping Utah State close out its 2022 season with a 2-2 record last week.

USU began the week with a 9-1 loss at BYU and then won two of three Mountain West home games against San José State (W, 8-0 (5); L, 8-9; W, 6-5).
 
Jimenez, a Sacramento, California, native, set the Utah State single-season home run (15) and RBI (49) records after recording three homers and seven RBIs during the week as she batted .500 (6-of-12). She also recorded two doubles, two walks, one stolen base, six runs scored, 15 putouts and three assists.
 
In the series opener against SJSU, Jimenez went 2-for-3 at the plate, including one double, one home run, four RBIs and two runs scored.
 
In Game 2, Jimenez went 2-for-3 at the plate, including one home run, one double, one walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
 
And in the series finale against the Spartans, Jimenez again was 2-for-3 at the plate, including one home run, one walk, one RBI and two runs scored.
 
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