Cal State Bakersfield infielder Maalia Cherry contributed greatly to the Roadrunners first five-game winning streak in nearly a decade to claim The Big West Field Player of the Week accolade. This is the freshman’s first career weekly distinction.  

Cherry collected at least one hit in all six games at the Hawai’i Spring Fling Tournament, turning in five multi-hit performances during the stretch.  

Five of the freshman’s twelve total hits went the distance for home runs.  

The Hayward, Calif. Native notched pair of two HR games, the first of which in a 16-0 rout of Western Illinois, and the second versus host-site Hawai’i in a 7-2 victory in the final game of the tournament.  

15 of CSUB’s 56 total runs on the weekend were brought in from Cherry’s bat. Overall, the freshman phenom batted .545 during the week.  

Currently, Cherry sits atop The Big West in HR’s (5) and RBI (16), second in hits (16), and fifth in slugging percentage (.868) while aiding Cal State Bakersfield to a 7-5 overall record. 

Baliee Bustos boasts Big West Pitcher of the Week recognition in back-to-back weeks after another stellar outing for Cal State Bakersfield this weekend. This is the second weekly distinction of the junior’s career (Feb. 10).   

The reigning Pitcher of the Week appeared in all six games (20.1 innings) of CSUB’s 5-1 showing in the Hawai’i Spring Fling Tournament.   

Following the Roadrunners lone upset in the opening matchup against Sacramento State, Bustos bounced back and only allowed two earned runs over the course of CSUB’s five game winning streak. 

Two of the five triumphs counted as a pair of complete game shutouts, alongside a one-hitter outing over Western Illinois. Overall, Bustos boasted a 2.41 ERA on the week. 

In two weeks of action, Bustos currently has a 1.31 ERA, allowing just 8 runs in 42.2 innings of work with a 5-2 record for the season, including four shutouts and four complete games. 

Cal State Bakersfield infielder Maalia Cherry contributed greatly to the Roadrunners first five-game winning streak in nearly a decade to claim The Big West Field Player of the Week accolade. This is the freshman’s first career weekly distinction.    

Cherry collected at least one hit in all six games at the Hawai’i Spring Fling Tournament, turning in five multi-hit performances during the stretch.