Jared Sundstrom Award Field Player of the Week Week Of 2/27/2023 Sport Baseball School UC Santa Barbara Year Junior Position Outfielder Hometown Gualala, Calif. High School Newcomer Jared Sundstrom batted .500 (5-for-10) and slugged 1.300 over three appearances against the two Oregon schools of the Pac-12, leading UC Santa Barbara to an impressive road sweep of the No. 25 Ducks en route to a first Big West Field Player of the Week award. A first-year transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College, Sundstrom produced three runs, two doubles, two home runs, three RBI, one walk, a hit-by-pitch and a pair of steals on three attempts, while also making seven clean putouts defensively in the outfield. Sundstrom’s week was highlighted by a 3-for-4 effort in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader at PK Park, a 10-0 Gaucho rout in which the centerfielder smacked two solo home runs and a double while scoring three of UCSB’s 10 runs in the contest and swiping two bags. The native of Gualala then wound up 2-for-4 with another double and RBI in the nine-inning nightcap and series finale, a 4-1 decision in favor of the visitors. Sundstrom slashed .625/.600/1.625 for the set in Eugene. Sundstrom is tied in the early going for The Big West lead in home runs with three. Blake Klassen was UCSB’s lone Big West Field Player of the Week during the 2022 campaign, on May 2. The reigning Big West champion and preseason favorite Gauchos are 5-2 heading into their home opener this Friday night against Xavier.