Red Lion Honorees: Okimoto, Schmidt
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Southern Oregon University's Rayna Okimoto and Oregon Tech's Taylor Schmidt have been named the Red Lion Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the period Feb. 21-27.
Player – Southern Oregon University’s Rayna Okimoto, a 5-5 sophomore second baseman from Honolulu, Hawaii, has been named the Red Lion Softball Player of the Week. In four games at the SOU Invitational, Okimoto batted .500 (8 for 16), including belting a pair of home runs and two doubles. She drove in four runs and scored six times.
Pitcher – Oregon Institute of Technology’s Taylor Schmidt, a 5-1 sophomore from Medford, Ore., has been named the Red Lion Softball Pitcher of the Week. Schmidt improved her season record to 4-1 by tossing a two-hit shutout in an 8-0 victory over Simpson University (Calif.) at the SOU Invitational. She struck out five and did not walk a batter. She also helped herself at the plate with a homer and a double.