Tonascia, Mott Claim CCAA Baseball Awards Mar 6, 2018 SAN RAMON, Calif. — Despite weather delays over the weekend, it was raining hits for Cal State Monterey Bay’s Jacob Tonascia and Preston Mott was throwing thunderbolts from the mound for UC San Diego as the duo earned California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Player and Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 26-March 4. CCAA Baseball Player of the Week Jacob Tonascia had a huge weekend at the plate, blasting three home runs and batting in nine to lead the Otters to a series win at Cal State LA. He hit .467 on the week, with a 1.133 slugging percentage as Cal State Monterey Bay won three of four against the Golden Eagles. The senior from Hollister drove in all five runs in Cal State Monterey Bay’s 5-0 win in the series finale, and he has now reached base safely in all 14 games this season. Defensively, Tonascia handled all 24 chances from the field without an error. Next, the Otters host Chico State for a four-game series this weekend. Friday’s first pitch is slated for 2 p.m. Also nominated: Erik Allegro, Cal State San Bernardino Zander Clarke, UC San Diego Cesar Lopez, Cal Poly Pomona 2018 CCAA Baseball Player of the Week Jan. 29 - Feb. 4 Joshua Lenney, Sonoma State Feb. 5-11 Tyler Durna, UC San Diego Feb. 12-18 Tyler Place, Cal State San Marcos Feb. 19-25 Alex Eliopulos, UC San Diego Feb. 26-March 4 Jacob Tonascia, Cal State Monterey Bay CCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week UC San Diego’s Preston Mott earned his third-straight winning decision for the Tritons, coming away with a 6-4 victory against rival Cal Poly Pomona. He scattered three singles and one walk over 7.0 shutout innings, matching the longest outing of his collegiate career, while striking out a career-best 10. Mott got to just three three-ball counts among his 26 batters faced. The No. 7 Tritons and No. 14 Broncos split the weekend series, and now UC San Diego looks ahead to a road trip to Sonoma State. The four-game series against the Seawolves begins on Friday at 2 p.m. Also nominated: Tony Lamparello, Cal State San Marcos Ethan McRae, Cal State Monterey Bay Ben Mora, Cal Poly Pomona Hilario Tovar, Chico State 2018 CCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week Jan. 29 - Feb. 4 Joe Ryan, Stanislaus State Feb. 5-11 Jacob Call, Cal State East Bay Feb. 12-19 Matthew Hernandez, San Francisco State Feb. 20-26 Joe Ryan, Stanislaus State Feb. 27-March 4 Preston Mott, UC San Diego