Nate Vargas Award Field Player of the Week Week Of 4/13/2026 Sport Baseball School UC Santa Barbara Year Senior Position Catcher Hometown Rocklin, Calif. High School Whitney HS UC Santa Barbara catcher Nate Vargas slashed .412/.444/1.059 with seven hits, three home runs, five RBI, five runs scored in four games to win The Big West Baseball Field Player of the Week award. It is Vargas’ first career weekly honor from the conference. The senior started the week with a 3-for-4 performance with one double, one home run, one RBI and two runs scored in a 5-1 home win over No. 14 USC, Tuesday night. Vargas picked up another double and home run with two RBI and one run scored in Friday's series-opener against UC San Diego. The Gaucho catcher from Rocklin, Calif. made it three consecutive games with a home run, including two RBI and two runs scored, in an 11-10 victory in 11 innings in game two against the Tritons on Saturday. UC Santa Barbara took the series from UC San Diego and improved to 22-11 overall with an 10-5 league mark. On the season, Vargas has compiled four home runs, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored.