Chrys Hildebrand, UC Riverside
Softball Pitcher Player of the Week
Senior • Pitcher • Yorba Linda, Calif. |

• UC Riverside’s Chrys Hildebrand went 2-1 with 19 strikeouts, including 12 against Sacred Heart, to earn The Big West Softball Pitcher of the Week.
• Hildebrand threw five innings with 12 strikeouts and allowed only two hits as the Highlanders defeated Sacred Heart 12-0.
• The senior from Yorba Linda pitched seven innings with six strikeouts in a 3-2 win over North Dakota State.
Also nominated: Jada Cecil (UC San Diego), Alexis Martinez (CSUN), Alyssa Molina (UC Santa Barbara), Mo Quinlan (Long Beach State), Myka Sutherlin (Cal State Fullerton)
Maddie Amos, Cal Poly
Softball Field Player of the Week
Senior • Shortstop • Roseville, Calif. |
• Cal Poly senior Maddie Amos hit safely in all five games at the Judi Garman Classic with a .438 batting average to earn The Big West Softball Field Player of the Week.
• The senior recorded a season-best three RBI with a home run against Loyola Marymount.
• Amos also homered in a 5-2 win against Fresno State with two RBI.
Also nominated: Bobbi Aguirre (UC San Diego), Gigi Araki (UC Riverside), Hannah Becerra (Cal State Fullerton), Tyler Goldstein (UC Santa Barbara), Naomi Hernandez (Long Beach State), Kennedi Sorensen (CSUN)
Alexis Martinez, CSUN
Softball Freshman of the Week
Freshman • Pitcher • Phillips Ranch, Calif. |
• CSUN freshman Alexis Martinez went 2-0 with two shutouts on the weekend to earn The Big West Softball Freshman of the Week.
• The pitcher from Phillips Ranch tossed a complete-game two-hitter with two strikeouts as the Matadors defeated California Baptist 2-0.
• Martinez pitched a three-hitter with three strikeouts as CSUN defeated Sacred Heart 4-0 to conclude Saturday's play.
Also nominated: Caroline Allman (Cal Poly), Marissa Caballero (Long Beach State), Jada Cecil (UC San Diego)
2022 Big West Weekly Award Winners |