ALYSE ROJAS, UC DAVIS
SOFTBALL FIELD PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior • OF • Vacaville, Calif. • Vacaville HS
• UC Davis junior Alyse Rojas captured Big West Softball Field Player of the Week accolades as the team’s leading hitter at the Golden State Classic in Lake Elsinore.
• Rojas hit a torrid .684 with 13 hits in 19 at bats to help the Aggies to a pair of victories.
• She homered three times, and had a double and triple to post a 1.316 slugging percentage.
• Rojas went 3-for-4 with a pair of blasts, three runs scored and two RBI in a 6-3 loss to Bradley in the tournament opener.
• The outfielder was a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs scored in a 12-11 win over Loyola Marymount.
• Rojas had at least one hit in all five games, including a 3-for-3 performance versus Utah State. She also hit a home run and drove in three in an 11-2 rout of Portland State.
• Rojas has now hit safely in 12 consecutive games going back to game two of last year’s season-ending doubleheader in Hawai‘i. She has not struck out in 42 plate appearances in 2020.
OTHERS NOMINATED: Lily Amos (Cal Poly); Zoe Richard (Cal State Fullerton); Megan Stevens (CSUN); Alyssa Gonzalez (Long Beach State); Marissa Burk (UC Riverside); Sierra Altmeyer (UC Santa Barbara); Nawai Kaupe (Hawai‘i)
BRIZA BLANCO, UC RIVERSIDE
SOFTBALL PITCHER & FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Freshman • RHP • Murrieta, Calif. • Vista Murrieta HS
• UC Riverside’s Briza Blanco earned the dual awards of Big West Softball Pitcher and Freshman of the Week as a key contributor to her team’s 3-1 record at the Highlander Classic.
• Blanco posted a 0.44 ERA over 16.0 innings pitched, giving up just two runs (one earned) while striking out 10.
• Blanco went 3-0 with victories in starts against San Diego State and UTEP. She also picked up the win in relief over Santa Clara.
• The Murrieta, Calif., native threw four innings of four-hit shutout ball in a 5-0 victory over the Aztecs.
• She tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief in a 6-4 win against the Broncos. In a 11-1 run-rule victory over the Miners, Blanco pitched all five innings, surrendering five hits with one unearned run and five strikeouts.
OTHERS NOMINATED (PITCHER): Krystyna Allman (Cal Poly); Trish Parks (Cal State Fullerton); Kenedee Jamerson (CSUN); Kellie White (Long Beach State); Katie Kibby (UC Davis); Emily Schuttish (UC Santa Barbara)
OTHERS NOMINATED (FRESHMAN): Xiara Diaz (Cal Poly); Megan Delgadillo (Cal State Fullerton); Savannah Favre (CSUN); Sara Olson (Long Beach State); Leah Polson (UC Davis); Ka’ena Kellinoi (Hawai‘i)