Closing the regular season tied for a runner-up finish, Long Beach State senior Alejandro de Castro Piera went back-to-back for Big West Golfer of the Month, taking home the award for April. 

The native of Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Spain, closed the 54-hole ASU Thunderbird Collegiate on April 10-11 in Phoenix, Ariz., at 11-under 202, tied with Arizona State’s Boston Bracken and three strokes shy of event winner Johnnie Clark of New Mexico. 

De Castro Piera played the Par 5’s at seven under for an average of 4.22 strokes per hole to tie for best in the field. The week was highlighted by a second-round 64. Starting from Hole 10, de Castro Piera opened with a 5-under effort in the first nine and an eagle on Hole 1 after making the turn. The Beach took third as a team in the event. 

It was de Castro Piera’s second runner-up finish this spring, where the senior finished no lower than 6th in a tournament in the 2026 calendar year with one victory, five top 5s and eight top 10s in 2025-26.