Top performers Courtney Rodriguez of Cal State Fullerton and Christina Clermont of Long Beach State notched the Big West softball weekly honors.
Rodriguez Helps Titans To 4-0 Record
Cal State Fullerton junior Courtney Rodriguez (Scottsdale, Ariz./Arizona) hit .583 to help her team to a 4-0 record in garnering Big West Softball Field Player of the Week honors.
Rodriguez hit safely in all four games of the Easton Tournament, notching seven hits in 12 at-bats. Her best effort came in a 3-0 victory over Nebraska when she turned in a 3-for-3 performance with one run scored, a triple and two RBI.
A transfer from the University of Arizona, Rodriguez opened the tournament going 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base to help the Titans blank DePaul, 5-0. She recorded her first of two triples on the week and scored another run in a 3-0 shutout of Boise State. The outfielder posted a 1-for-3 performance with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base in CSF’s 5-1 triumph over Charleston Southern to conclude the tournament.
Others nominated: Stephanie Heyward (Cal Poly); Savannah Horvath (CSUN); Julia Lombardi (Long Beach State); Amy Nunez (UC Davis); Heather Morales (Hawai‘i)
Long Beach State’s Clermont Tosses Perfect Game
Throwing the eighth perfect game in Long Beach State history, sophomore Christina Clermont (Carlsbad, Calif./Syracuse) notched the Big West Softball Pitcher of the Week honor.
Clermont set down all 15 batters to lead the 49ers in their 9-0, five inning victory over New Mexico State. She struck out 10 of those hitters in registering the 24th no-hitter in LBSU softball history.
She was dominant in the circle all weekend with two other double-digit strikeout performances. Despite taking the loss in a tough luck 2-1 defeat, Clermont fanned 10 BYU hitters and allowed just five hits and two walks in a complete game effort.
Clermont closed out the San Diego Classic II with her third consecutive complete game effort, yielding three hits and three runs (one earned) in LBSU’s 5-3 win over Weber State. She struck out a career-high 14 batters and issued just one walk.
For the week, she allowed just eight hits and three earned runs in 19.0 innings of work, walking three and striking out 34. Clermont posted a 1.11 ERA and held opponents to a .121 batting average.
Others nominated: Sierra Hyland (Cal Poly); Desiree Ybarra (Cal State Fullerton); Jordan Sauceda (CSUN); Leah Munden (UC Davis); Brittany Hitchcock (Hawai‘i)