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Daniel Vierra of Chico State hit four bombs in three games en route to being voted as CCAA Baseball Player of the Week, for the week of March 18-24.

Vierra went 8-for-13 (.615) with a 2.244 OPS — 1.538 slugging and .706 on-base percentages. He was a run producer, belting four home runs to drive in nine runs, and scored eight times. Additionally, he reached base twice on walks and twice was beamed by a pitch.

In the three Chico State wins, Vierra started at first base and also moved behind the plate on Saturday. He went 2-for-6 with a homer in game one and followed it with a 2-for-4 nightcap, where he also hit a two-run jack. Chico State scored 29 runs in the Saturday twinbill. In the Sunday series finale the junior from Whittier went 3-for-3 with a 2-run shot in the first and a solo dinger in the eighth.

In three games, Vierra’s batting average jumped from .250 to .328. He has now been hit by a pitch seven times this season, which is tied for sixth most in the conference. Click here to see CCAA baseball stats leaders.

This is Vierra’s first career CCAA Player of the Week award. Click here to see the complete list of weekly award winners.  

Chico State (16-9, 11-9 CCAA) moved up to fourth place in the CCAA standings. The Wildcats return home to host Cal State Dominguez Hills this weekend. The series starts on Thursday due to the Easter holiday weekend.  Watch the games on the CCAA Network at CCAAnetwork.com.