Tyler Durna, Jacob Call Tabbed for Baseball Weekly Awards

Tyler Durna, Jacob Call Tabbed for Baseball Weekly Awards

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — A pair of upperclassmen impressed on the diamond to earn California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Player and Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 5-11 - UC San Diego’s Tyler Durna and Cal State East Bay’s Jacob Call.
 
CCAA Baseball Player of the Week
Junior first baseman Tyler Durna started 2018 effectively where he left off in 2017, hitting .524 and slugging .810 with a .615 on-base percentage, all team bests, in leading No. 7 UC San Diego to a 4-1 record. He shared the team high with seven runs and 17 total bases, led the squad with 11 hits, and was second with 10 RBI. Durna walked five times without striking out once, and handled all 38 defensive chances cleanly.

The Chino Hills junior blasted a two-run home run in Thursday's opener at Concordia knotted the game the third, as he finished the game 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBI. He reached base at least twice in all five of the week’s contests.

The Tritons play host to San Francisco State this weekend to open the CCAA slate. First pitch in the series opener is slated for Friday at 6 p.m.

Also nominated:
Dallas Dey, Cal State East Bay
Jack Large, Stanislaus State
Jacob Tonascia, Cal State Monterey Bay

2018 CCAA Baseball Player of the Week
Jan. 29 - Feb. 4 Joshua Lenney, Sonoma State
Feb. 5-11 Tyler Durna, UC San Diego
 
CCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Call began his senior year at Cal State East Bay on a high note with an outstanding effort on the mound in the series finale against British Columbia, as he combined with fellow senior Nick Risucci on a four-hit shutout to close out the opening weekend of the season. The Fremont native breezed through six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out nine Thunderbirds.

Next up for the Pioneers is a split home and home against William Jessup. Cal State East Bay hosts the Warriors today at 2 p.m., before traveling to Lincoln next Monday for a 1 p.m. game.

Also nominated:
Grant Larson, Chico State
Ted Stuka, UC San Diego

2018 CCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Jan. 29 - Feb. 4 Joe Ryan, Stanislaus State
Feb. 5-11 Jacob Call, Cal State East Bay