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Butler and Murray Sweep Conference Player of the Week Awards
February 23, 2026 | Softball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State softball standouts Jaeya Butler and Bailey Murray have swept the West Coast Conference weekly awards, it was announced on Monday.
Butler, a junior from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has been dominant at the plate all season long and took it to another level last weekend, hitting .500 with two doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI, two stolen bases and a slugging percentage of 1.136 across six games and 22 total at-bats. Hitting safely in five of six games, she was a perfect 4-4 with two doubles, home run and five RBI in a commanding 17-0 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday and followed it up with a 3-4 day that included another home run and three RBI against CSUN.
After three weekends of play, Butler currently leads the nation with 11 home runs while sitting at second in the WCC for RBI (23), third in average (.474) and first for slugging percentage (1.158). Hitting seven home runs in all of 2025, Butler has nearly doubled that total already this season, while her RBI total has already surpassed her season total of 20 from 2025.
Murray, a true freshman from Redondo Beach, Calif., threw the first no hitter of her young collegiate career over the weekend, striking out three hitters in a five-inning rout of Bethune-Cookman. Across six appearances and 18.1 innings of work at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Murray posted a 2-1 record with a 0.76 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .083 average and went four-consecutive appearances without allowing a hit.
She now ranks second in the West Coast Conference with a 1.37 ERA this season and holds a 3-1 season record with two saves and 20 total strikeouts across 30.2 innings pitched.
Butler, Murray and the Beavers are coming off a 4-2 weekend where they out-scored opponents 35-13, and are headed to Fullerton, Calif., to compete in the Judi Garman Classic this weekend.
GOTTA HAVE 'EM:
Single game and season tickets are on sale. To purchase, call 800-GO-BEAVS (541-737-4455) or visit beav.es/SoftballTickets.
Butler, a junior from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has been dominant at the plate all season long and took it to another level last weekend, hitting .500 with two doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI, two stolen bases and a slugging percentage of 1.136 across six games and 22 total at-bats. Hitting safely in five of six games, she was a perfect 4-4 with two doubles, home run and five RBI in a commanding 17-0 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday and followed it up with a 3-4 day that included another home run and three RBI against CSUN.
After three weekends of play, Butler currently leads the nation with 11 home runs while sitting at second in the WCC for RBI (23), third in average (.474) and first for slugging percentage (1.158). Hitting seven home runs in all of 2025, Butler has nearly doubled that total already this season, while her RBI total has already surpassed her season total of 20 from 2025.
Murray, a true freshman from Redondo Beach, Calif., threw the first no hitter of her young collegiate career over the weekend, striking out three hitters in a five-inning rout of Bethune-Cookman. Across six appearances and 18.1 innings of work at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Murray posted a 2-1 record with a 0.76 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .083 average and went four-consecutive appearances without allowing a hit.
She now ranks second in the West Coast Conference with a 1.37 ERA this season and holds a 3-1 season record with two saves and 20 total strikeouts across 30.2 innings pitched.
Butler, Murray and the Beavers are coming off a 4-2 weekend where they out-scored opponents 35-13, and are headed to Fullerton, Calif., to compete in the Judi Garman Classic this weekend.
GOTTA HAVE 'EM:
Single game and season tickets are on sale. To purchase, call 800-GO-BEAVS (541-737-4455) or visit beav.es/SoftballTickets.
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