Daryl Ruiz powers CSUSB offense to earn second CCAA Player of the Week nod

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Daryl Ruiz continues to hit and get on base as the CSUSB first baseman picks up his second CCAA Player of the Week nod.

Ruiz batted .611 with 11 hits in 18 at-bats and 25 plate appearances in five games last week. He scored eight times, drove in two runs and hit three doubles. Ruiz also drew seven walks and struck out just once. He posted a .778 slugging and .720 on-base percentage for an OPS of 1.498.

The left-handed junior from Corona now has at least two hits in six consecutive games with 18 multi-hit games this season. He was 9-for-16 in the four-game series at Cal State East Bay, helping the No. 7 Yotes to a 3-1 series win over the Pioneers.

After dropping Friday’s opener in extra innings, CSUSB bounced back on Saturday to win both ends of the twinbill. In game one, with the score at 4-4, Ruiz led off the ninth with a single and scored the eventual game-winning run. He scored the first run in the nightcap which proved the only run the Yotes needed in a 5-0 win. Then in Sunday’s finale, Ruiz went 2-for-3, walked three times, scored three times and drove in a run.

Ruiz is among CCAA leaders in nearly every offensive category. He ranks second with a 1.110 OPS, third in on-base percentage (.482) and fourth in slugging (.628). He leads with10 home runs and is tied for second in runs (38), fifth in hits (47), third in RBI (40) and shares the lead with 25 walks.

CSUSB will host the key match-up of the week as the Yotes welcome No. 19 Cal State Monterey Bay. CSUMB is atop the standings at 22-9, 20-4 CCAA with a 12-game winning streak.

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