Desiree Ybarra Notches Big West Pitcher of the Week Honors

Desiree Ybarra Notches Big West Pitcher of the Week Honors

FULLERTON, Calif. – Senior left-handed pitcher Desiree Ybarra was named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week for the first time this season after recording two wins over the weekend at the Louisville Slugger Invitational in which Cal State Fullerton went 5-0.

Ybarra was masterful over the weekend as she did not allow an earned run over four appearances in 15.1 innings of work.

The product out of Riverside, Calif., dominated Mississippi State, which was receiving votes in the national poll, in a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. Ybarra went the distance and yielded just four hits, three walks and struck out three.

She picked up her second victory of the tournament in Sunday's 2-1 triumph over Iowa State. Ybarra came on in relief and pitched 5.2 innings of scoreless softball, scattering two hits, without allowing a walk and fanning four.

Ybarra also made a pair of relief appearances during the week to bring her strikeout total to 10.

In addition to her dominance in the circle, Ybarra also scored a run for the Titans after making a pinch hit appearance against Mississippi State on Sunday. In that at bat, she was hit by a pitch and came around to score the game-winning run to cap the Titans' 5-0 weekend.

Ybarra was named BWC Pitcher of the Week along with Long Beach State's first baseman Julia Lombardi who was named Player of the Week.

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