CONNOR CANNON, UC RIVERSIDE – BASEBALL FIELD PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior • DH • Riverside, Calif. • Temecula Valley HS
 
• UC Riverside junior Connor Cannon became the first player in league history to earn three straight Big West Baseball Field Player of the Week awards.

• On an offensive assault of late, the designated hitter led the Highlanders to a conference series victory over No. 6 UC Santa Barbara with a .500 (5-for-10) average – and four of his five hits coming via the home run. He slugged 1.636 for the week.

• Cannon’s four home runs gave him 33 for his career, establishing a UCR record and eclipsing the previous mark of 30. He has pounded 10 homers over the last 11 games.

• He also increased his Big West-leading home run total to 16, which tied the Highlander single-season record shared by Jason Clark (1997) and Brad Pounders (1984). Cannon’s 16 homers represent a new UCR Division I record.

• Cannon homered twice in Friday’s 9-4 victory for his third multi-homer game in as many weeks. He finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI.

• The Riverside native unloaded a blast to straight away center to give the Highlanders a 4-0 lead, in a game they eventually won, 7-2, on Saturday.

• He finished with three hits, including yet another home run in Sunday’s 15-4 loss.

• Cannon scored four runs and drove in six for the week, and walked five times (two intentional) as he posted a .722 on-base percentage.

Others nominated: Mitchell Berryhill (Cal State Fullerton); Blake Doremus (CSUN); Konnor Zickefoose (UC Irvine); Scotty Scott (Hawai‘i)

TAYLOR RASHI, UC IRVINE – BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Senior • RHP • Torrance, Calif. • El Camino College
 
• Dominant out of the bullpen, UC Irvine senior Taylor Rashi secured his first career Big West Baseball Pitcher of the Week honor with two saves and a win.

• The right-hander did not surrender a run, hit or walk over his three appearances, spanning 13 batters over 4.1 innings of work.

• Of his 13 outs recorded, Rashi retired eight by strikeout to improve his season total to 36 against just two walks in 26 innings.

• Rashi tossed two innings in Tuesday’s extra inning, 12-9 win at USC. He fanned three of the six Trojans he faced.

• The Torrance native picked up a pair of saves against Orange Country rival Cal State Fullerton. He struck out both batters to close out Saturday’s 7-3 victory. On Sunday, he pitched the final 1.2 innings with three more strikeouts in a 7-4 win.

• Rashi tops the Big West with 11 saves, owns a 0.00 season ERA and batters are hitting a minuscule .116 against him. He has tossed 32 consecutive innings without allowing a run dating back to last season.

Others nominated: Isaiah Nunez (CSUN); Hayden Petrovick (UC Riverside)