Arizona junior first baseman JJ Matijevic appears to have a firm lead on becoming the Pac-12’s 2017 baseball player of the year. Why not? Through Friday, he leads the Pac-12 in hitting (.400) and RBIs (60). Oregon State’s Nick Madrigal, who plays for the nation’s No. 1 team, is likely Matijevic’s closest pursuer; Madrigal is hitting .385 with 26 RBIs. Arizona has produced seven Pac-12 baseball players of the year: Terry Francona, 1980; Chip Hale, 1987; Alan Zinter and Scott Erickson, 1989; Trevor Crowe, 2005; Alex Mejia, 2012; and Scott Kingery, 2015.
Arizona's JJ Matijevic likely to be named Pac-12 Player of the Year
-
Greg Hansen
Columnist
- Updated
Arizona infielder JJ Matijevic (24) sprinkles dirt down his arm, an ode to the YouTube butcher sensation "Salt Bae", after notching a fourth-inning double during the Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon Ducks college baseball game on April 15, 2017, at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Ariz. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Greg Hansen
Columnist
