Blake Penso Award Field Player of the Week Week Of 5/12/2025 Sport Baseball School UC Irvine Year Senior Position Catcher Hometown Huntington Beach, Calif. High School Huntington Beach HS UC Irvine catcher Blake Penso slashed .5600/.647/1.067 with nine hits, one walk, 12 RBI and five runs scored to win The Big West Baseball Field Player of the Week award. It is Penso's first career weekly honor from the conference. The fourth-year Anteater went 4-for-5 with a home run, six RBI and four runs in a 14-11 win in the series opener at Cal State Bakersfield, Friday night. Penso was 2-for-5 from the plate with four RBI as the Anteaters prevailed 7-3 in game two on Saturday. On Sunday, the Huntington Beach, Calif. product hit 3-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI and one run to help secure a series sweep for the Anteaters with a 5-3 win. Penso also threw out three runners trying to steal in the game. UC Irvine is 38-11 overall and in first place in the league standings with a 23-4 record. Penso is hitting .301 with six home runs, 36 RBI and 31 runs this season.