Martinez, Delgadillo Earn Big West Weekly Awards

Dani Martinez. Photo by Matt Brown.
Dani Martinez. Photo by Matt Brown.

Big West Release

IRVINE, Calif. - Cal State Fullerton took home a pair of Big West weekly awards as Dani Martinez was named the conference Pitcher of the Week while Megan Delgadillo was named Freshman of the Week. The league office announced Monday afternoon.

DANI MARTINEZ, CAL STATE FULLERTON • SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore • Bellflower, Calif. • Gahr HS

• A workhorse performance by Cal State Fullerton sophomore Dani Martinez earned her a third career Big West Softball Pitcher of the Week accolade as the team opened the season 4-1.

• Martinez contributed to all four Titan victories as she finished the week a perfect 3-0 with a save.

• She registered a 1.26 ERA with just three runs allowed in 16.2 innings of work. Martinez scattered 10 hits, walked seven and fanned 21 batters.

• Martinez appeared in relief for her 2020 debut, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings of one-hit ball and getting the win in a 13-5 triumph over Middle Tennessee.

• She followed with two more relief stints, going 4.0 innings and striking out six in a 4-3 win over San Jose State. Against the Spartans, she entered the game with the bases loaded and nobody out, and escaped the inning without allowing a run. She picked up a three inning save in Saturday's 6-2 victory over Utah State, fanning six more batters.

• In her first start of the season, Martinez mowed down six Loyola Marymount batters in a three-hit 5-0 shutout.


MEGAN DELGADILLO, CAL STATE FULLERTON • SOFTBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Outfielder • Riverside, Calif. • Poly HS

Megan Delgadillo had an impressive start to her Cal State Fullerton career with a .550 batting average over five games, earning Big West Softball Freshman of the Week accolades.

• Delgadillo notched four multi-hit games, going 11-for-20 overall and being the only Titan with double-digit hits.

• She led the team with six runs scored, had an RBI, and went a perfect 6-of-6 on the base paths.

• Delgadillo's collegiate debut included an RBI triple in the bottom of the sixth that cemented CSF's 13-5 run-rule victory over Middle Tennessee.

• She turned in a 4-for-4 performance in a 4-3 victory over San Jose State and finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a 6-2 triumph over Utah State.

• The Riverside native ended her week with a pair of stolen bases and two more hits in the 5-0 shutout of Loyola Marymount.

 

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