OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oregon State sophomore has been named the USA Softball Co-National Player of the Week. Miranda, who helped lead OSU to an upset victory over top-ranked UCLA, shares the honor with University of Kansas’ Serena Settlemier who tossed a one-hitter as the Jayhawks beat No. 2 University of Texas last week.
Miranda led the Beavers with a .556 batting average (5-for-9), five runs scored, five RBI, three home runs, a double, and a 1.667 slugging percentage as Oregon State knocked off top-ranked UCLA in Los Angeles and swept a pair of games against No. 14 Washington in Seattle. Miranda belted a home run in all three games, helping OSU to its first-ever road sweep of the Bruins and Huskies. The victory on Saturday marked just the third win against Washington in Seattle and Sunday’s shutout marked the first back-to-back road victories against UW in school history.
“This is a great honor to receive such a prestigious award,” said Miranda. “It was exciting going 3-0 last week in the Pac-10 and beating the #1 team in the country.”
In an amazingly rare feat, Miranda hit a pair of home runs just three pitches apart during a single at-bat Saturday against Washington. The first home run was called back as one of her teammates was called out for leaving base early – two pitches later, Miranda homered again over the left field fence.
“Cambria had an outstanding weekend and really has contributed to all of our wins in the Pac-10,” said OSU head coach . “This is a well deserved honor for her and certainly a very prestigious award for her during her career.”
Oregon State has its best record over the first 40 games (33-7) in program history.
This is the first honor as USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week for Miranda and is Oregon State’s third all-time selection. Miranda also earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors for her efforts.
