Will Bermudez

  • Award
    Field Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/22/2024
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
  • Position
    Infielder
  • Hometown
    Whittier, Calif.
  • High School
    St. Paul HS

  • UC Irvine infielder Will Bermudez slashed .600/.778/1.400 with five hit by pitches, eight RBI and five runs over four games to earn The Big West Field Player of the Week honor. It is the first career weekly award for Bermudez.

  • The redshirt junior started the week with a 1-for-2 performance with a home run, two RBI, two hit by pitches and a run against USC on Tuesday.  

  • Bermudez compiled a hit, run, walk and hit by pitch in a 4-3 home win over San Diego State in the series opener on Friday.  

  • In game two at San Diego State on Saturday, the Whittier, Calif. product went 2-for-3, with a home run and triple, amassing five RBI and two runs in the process. Bermudez hit the go-ahead three-run triple that gave the Anteaters the 9-8 win. 

  • The Anteater shortstop hit 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run in a 9-8 home victory that completed the series sweep of San Diego State on Sunday. 

  • UC Irvine is 28-8 overall and 11-4 in conference play. Bermudez currently has a .308 batting averaged with 36 RBI and 26 runs scored this season.