Otters' Hayley Fein and Pioneers' Sarah Fukushima Earn CCAA Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week Honors
SAN RAMON – Cal State Monterey Bay freshman Hayley Fein and Cal State East Bay freshman Sarah Fukushima were named the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, for the week of Mar. 20-26.
CCAA Softball Pitcher of the Week
Fein improved her scoreless inning streak to 28 1/3 innings by tossing 12 shutout innings in Cal State Monterey Bay's sweep of Cal State San Marcos last weekend.
Overall, the Sparks, Nev. product allowed just five hits and two walks, hit three batters, while collecting 10 strikeouts.
Fein led the weekend off with a three-hit complete game victory. Then on Saturday, she allowed just two hits in four innings in game one and then fanned all three batters faced in a perfect inning of relief to close out the series.
Others Nominated:
Kiara Mendoza, Cal State Dominguez Hills
| 2017 Softball Pitcher of the Week |
| Feb. 1-5 |
Madison Williams, Humboldt State |
| Feb. 6-12 |
Lauren Brown, UC San Diego |
| Feb. 13-19 |
Milana Casillas, UC San Diego |
| Feb. 20-26 |
Madison Williams, Humboldt State |
| Feb. 27-Mar. 5 |
Haley Gilham, Chico State |
| Mar. 6-12 |
Brigid Ruiz, Sonoma State |
| Mar. 13-19 |
Brielle Vidmar, Sonoma State |
| Mar. 20-26 |
Hayley Fein, Cal State Monterey Bay |
CCAA Softball Player of the Week
Fukushima, a Sacramento native, had another monster weekend at the plate to lead Cal State East Bay to a four-game sweep of Stanislaus State.
In 15 total plate appearances Fukushima totaled six hits, four runs, a double, three home runs, and nine RBI for an average of .400 and a slugging percentage of 1.067.
Fukushima added to her CCAA-leading home run total with a long ball hit in three of four games played, while also connecting for a double in the series opener on Thursday afternoon. Her weekend was highlighted by her performance in Saturday's series finale as she went three-for-three at the plate with a run scored, a home run and two RBI.
Others Nominated:
Julia Garcia, Cal State Monterey Bay
Lyzette Reveles, Cal State Dominguez Hills
| 2017 Softball Player of the Week |
| Feb. 1-5 |
Cailin Garmon, Chico State |
| Feb. 6-12 |
Julia Garcia, Cal State Monterey Bay |
| Feb. 13-19 |
Kelsi Maday, UC San Diego |
| Feb. 20-26 |
Jessica Brown, Cal State San Bernardino |
| Feb. 27-Mar. 5 |
Gabriela Arizaga, Cal State San Marcos |
| Mar. 6-12 |
Ari Marsh, Chico State |
| Mar. 13-19 |
Madison Barto, Sonoma State |
| Mar. 20-26 |
Sarah Fukushima, Cal State East Bay |