Big West Player of the Week Release

IRVINE, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton outfielder Ruben Cardenas was named the Big West Conference Field Player of the Week, it was announced Monday.

He became the second Titans player to earn the nod this season after Tanner Pinkston earned the award on April 18. Connor Seabold and Colton Eastman have each been named the conference's pitcher of the week this season.

Cardenas had a role in more than half of the Titans run total in the four games as he scored four runs and drove in eight.  He had a 1.182 slugging percentage in the UC Irvine series.  He also nabbed a runner at the plate in Saturday's win, preserving a three-run lead for Fullerton.

Of his eight hits during the week, six went for extra bases.  The right fielder produced four doubles and two triples, hitting .500 (8-for-16) with a 1.000 slugging percentage to help lead the team to three wins.

Cardenas delivered a career-high four RBIs in Tuesday's 10-7 non-conference win over UCLA.  He had a bases-clearing three-run double that gave Fullerton a 10-3 lead and ultimately proved to be the game-winning runs.

He clubbed a pair of run-scoring doubles in Saturday's 6-4 win over UC Irvine including a two-run double in the fifth that proved to be the game-winning runs once again.

On Sunday, Cardenas knocked in his third game-winning run of the week, belting a two-run triple in the Titans five-run third inning to put Fullerton up 3-0. The Titans would go on to win 7-2 as he finished the game 3-for-5 with a double, triple and two RBIs.

Others nominated: Elias Orona (CSUN); Luke Rasmussen (Long Beach State); Cameron Olson (UC Davis); Cole Kreuter (UC Irvine); Michael Farris (UC Riverside); Austin Bush (UC Santa Barbara); Jacob Sheldon-Collins (Hawai'i)