After leading their respective teams to conference series victories last weekend, Cal State Northridge's Alexandria Alvarado and UC Riverside's Christin Songer claimed the Big West Player and Pitcher of the Week awards, respectively.


Alvarado Leads CSUN to Key Series Win over League-Leading UCSB

Cal State Northridge outfielder Alexandria Alvarado (Visalia, Calif./Golden West HS) helped the homestanding Matadors to a key series win over league-leader UC Santa Barbara on her way to Big West Player of the Week honors.

The sophomore opened the series with a walk, stolen base and scored a run in CSUN's tight 5-4 win. She then followed up that effort with a 2-for-3 performance in game two, knocking in a pair of runs with two doubles and scoring a run herself. In that game she accounted for all three Matador runs in a 3-1 CSUN victory.

For the week, Alvarado hit .375 (3-8) with two RBI, two runs scored, two doubles, a walk and a stolen base.

Others Nominated: Lauren Lupinetti, Cal State Fullerton; Jennifer Griffin, Long Beach State; Bianca Castillo, UC Davis; Kameryn Hebenton, UC Riverside

Songer Nearly Perfect in UCR’s Series Win over Pacific

UC Riverside pitcher Christin Songer (Orangevale, Calif./Bella Vista HS) was nearly untouchable for the Highlanders over the weekend against Pacific, netting her Big West Pitcher of the Week accolades.

Songer's first start against the Tigers was a brillant complete game outing as she allowed only three hits, walked two and struck out 10 in UCR’s 2-0 win. She followed that with another dominating performance in the finale of the series. She went the distance and allowed just five hits and one walk while striking out five.

For the week, Songer went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 14.0 innings of work. She allowed eight hits, three walks and struck out 15. In her two combined starts, she faced just 12 batters over the minimum and is now 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA in conference play.\

Others Nominated: Jessica Doucette, Cal State Fullerton; Amanda Pitzenberger, Cal State Northridge; Brooke Turner, Long Beach State; Jessica Hancock, UC Davis