Softball

Chico State Duo Claim Weekly Honors


After helping the Wildcats to their third-straight conference series win, Chico State duo Brooke Larsen and Amanda Flores have been selected as CCAA Pitcher and Player of the Week for Feb. 18-24, respectively.

Larsen, a sophomore from Sacramento, posted a perfect 4-0 record on the week to help lead Chico State to series wins over Humboldt State and Sonoma State. Among Larsen’s victories were a two-hit shutout Monday in a rain-adjusted game against the Lumberjacks and a one-hit whitewash of Sonoma State on Saturday to cap the weekend against the Seawolves.

All told, the righthander allowed just four earned runs and struck out 20 in 24 innings of work, posting a 1.17 earned run average and holding opposing batters to a .163 average. Larsen, now 7-1 in the pitcher’s circle, also produced at the plate for the Wildcats against Humboldt and Sonoma, batting .375 for the week (6-for-16) with a home run and six runs batted in.

Flores, a senior from Fullerton, compiled a .417 batting average (10-for-24) while scoring six runs and driving in six more to help the Wildcats in their winning ways. Flores mashed three extra-base hits—including her first home run of the year—to post a .625 slugging percentage in the week’s action. She reached base 15 times (10 hits, five walks) to amass a .517 on-base percentage for No. 7 Chico State. Flores also contributed for the Wildcats in the pitcher’s circle, appearing in three games and allowing just two earned runs in eight-and-a-third innings of work.

Next up, the Wildcats travel to San Marcos for four with Friday/Saturday doubleheaders on the docket.

Also nominated:
Pitchers -
Emily Mitchell, San Francisco State
Alanna Phillips, UC San Diego
Ellie Smith, Cal State San Marcos
Ashley Wies, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Players -
Kammy Fisher, Cal State San Marcos
Danica Kazakoff, UC San Diego
Damari Simon, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Brylynn Vallejos, San Francisco State
 
2019 CCAA Softball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week
Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Dominique Walker, Cal State San Bernardino Alanna Phillips, UC San Diego
Feb. 4-10 Sarah Fukushima, Cal State East Bay Robyn Wampler, UC San Diego
Feb. 11-17 Alyssa Wing, UC San Diego Robyn Wampler, UC San Diego
Feb. 18-24 Amanda Flores, Chico State Brooke Larsen, Chico State