IRVINE, Calif. - Cal State Fullerton continued to reel in the accolades as Ari Williams earned her third Big West Field Player of the Week award of the season while Dani Martinez took home her fifth Big West Freshman of the Week award.
ARI WILLIAMS, CAL STATE FULLERTON
SOFTBALL FIELD PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior • OF • Moreno Valley, Calif. • Canyon Springs HS
• Cal State Fullerton senior Ari Williams collected her third career Big West Softball Field Player of the Week award after hitting .700 in a series sweep of Cal Poly.
• The outfielder had seven hits in 10-at bats, posting multiple hits in all three games as the Titans outscored the Mustangs 10-3 for the series.
• Williams went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and a stolen base in the game one, 2-1 victory.
• The Moreno Valley native was a perfect 3-for-3 in game two with a run scored and an RBI triple in the 6-1 win. It was her Big West-leading sixth triple of the season.
• Williams closed out the sweep with a 2-for-4 performance, including a double, in the second 2-1 win of the series on Sunday.
• She has reached base safely in all 18 Big West games.
DANI MARTINEZ, CAL STATE FULLERTON
SOFTBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
P • Bellflower, Calif. • Gahr HS
• Notching her fifth Big West Softball Freshman of the Week award this season, Cal State Fullerton pitcher Dani Martinez moved her team one step closer to another conference title.
• The Titans improved to 15-3 in Big West play, two games ahead of Hawai'i entering the final weekend of the regular season, and in firm control of winning a possible fourth straight regular season crown.
• Martinez helped CSF celebrate Senior Day in proper fashion as she went the distance in a 2-1, nine inning victory. She allowed just two hits and the one run in her seventh complete game effort of the season.
• Martinez struck out a career-high 11, the most for a Titan pitcher since Cerissa Rivera had 11 on March 24, 2017.
• She retired the first 11 batters of the game. Martinez ranks third in the Big West with 141 strikeouts.
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