Elijah Pelayo Award Field Player of the Week Week Of 4/27/2026 Sport Baseball School Cal State Bakersfield Year Position Infielder Hometown Pico Rivera, Calif. High School Mt. San Antonio College Cal State Bakersfield infielder Elijah Pelayo slashed .556/.629/.722 with 10 hits, two RBI and nine runs scored in four games to win The Big West Baseball Field Player of the Week award. It is Pelayo's first career weekly honor from the conference. The Roadrunner senior started the week going 2-for-3 with one double, one walk and three runs scored in a 7-3 home victory against Cal State LA, Tuesday night. Pelayo recorded two hits and scored a run in Friday's series-opener at UC Riverside. The Pico Rivera, Calif. native compiled three hits, two RBI and one run as Cal State Bakersfield earned a 10-0 win against the Highlanders on Saturday. Pelayo went 3-for-4 with one walk and four runs scored as the Roadrunners clinched the series with a 14-1 triumph over UC Riverside in Sunday's series finale. Cal State Bakersfield is 19-25 overall and tied for seventh in the league standings with a 9-12 conference mark. Pelayo is hitting .335 with 22 RBI and 35 runs scored.