UC Irvine's Gary Dudrey posted a .615 batting average, which included a double and two triples and totaled four RBI, to lead the Anteaters to a 4-0 record this week, earning Big West Baseball Player of the Week honors, for the week ending Feb. 26.
Dudrey scored one run in UCI's 10-4 win over No. 8 San Diego. The 5-11 outfielder delivered a pinch-hit single and tripled in the team's first run against San Diego State on Friday. Saturday, Dudrey was 2-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt and an RBI walk. Sunday the senior singled to represent the tying run in the ninth and added an insurance run with an RBI triple in the 10th as UC Irvine rallied from behind and extended its winning streak to five games. The Anteaters are now 9-0 when scoring first and Dudrey leads the team with a .529 average and two triples.
This is the first Player of the Week honor for UC Irvine.