• Long Beach State freshman Jacquelyn Bickar was nearly perfect from the plate, going 5-for-6 with five runs and five RBI, as the Beach swept UC Santa Barbara, to earn The Big West Freshman of the Week honor. It is the second time this season that Bickar has been named the conference's top rookie.
• Bickar went 2-for-2 with two runs and three RBI as Long Beach State won game one 8-0.
• In a narrow 2-1 victory in game two, the Cypress product recorded a hit, a walk, one run and one RBI.
• Bickar hit 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI as the Beach completed the sweep of UC Santa Barbara with another 8-0 win.