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Chico State’s Willie Lajoie enjoyed a phenomenal opening weekend as he earned the season’s first CCAA Baseball Player of the Week award, for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6.

Lajoie led Chico State to a four-game home series sweep over Saint Martin’s at Nettleton Stadium as baseball resumed in the CCAA after a 697 day hiatus.

The first baseman batted .533, going 8 for 15 to power the Wildcats offense, which scored 59 runs in the four-game set. Lajoie collected eight hits, with three doubles and two home runs to post a 1.133 slugging percentage. He drove in a total of seven runs and scored nine times. The junior from Tustin, also walked three times and was hit by pitch once for a .632 on-base percentage during the series.

Lajoie went 2-for-5 with two doubles, drove in three runs and scored once in the Wildcats’ 13-0 win in Friday’s season opener. In Saturday’s first game, his two-run homer in the first inning gave Chico the early lead before finishing with a 3-for-4 game. In Saturday’s nightcap, he drew a walk, was hit by a pitch and scored a run in two at bats. In Sunday’s finale, Lajoie hit another two-run blast to give Chico a 5-3 lead in the fifth before ending up with another 3-for-4 game.

Defensively at first base, Lajoie was errorless and recorded 15 putouts with an assist and was part of two double-plays.

Chico State next travels to Fresno to take on Fresno Pacific in a three-game set on Feb. 11 and 12.

Also Nominated:
Tyler Chaffee, Cal Poly Pomona
Niko Diaz, Cal State San Marcos
Deshawn Johnson, Cal State San Bernardino
Matthew O’Mahony, Cal State East Bay
A.J. Salgado, Cal State LA
Alex Solis, Stanislaus State