LA JOLLA, Calif. – Bobbi Aguirre of the UC San Diego softball team earned Big West Conference Field Player of the Week honors, the league announced Monday afternoon. Aguirre was an offensive threat for the Tritons, guiding the blue and gold to a 3-0 sweep over CSUN for Senior Weekend on May 7-8.
Aguirre batted a team-best .750 (6-for-8) including a two-run home run, a walk, three runs scored and three runs driven in. The redshirt junior generated an on-base percentage of .778 and slugged for 1.125. Aguirre put on a pair of multi-hit performances to bring her total to 10 on the year. In addition to three hits in the opener and another three in the finale, she delivered on a successful suicide squeeze to give UC San Diego an early 3-0 lead in game two.
The Chula Vista native was flawless in the field, tallying 25 put outs and no errors at first base.
She now leads the team in hits (34) and batting average (.358), while she sits in second in walks with 10 and third in RBIs (18).
The four-bagger in the bottom of the third of game three was Aguirre's third this season and 12th of her career. She continues to climb the record books at ninth all-time in program history.
Aguirre was also named the UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week for her efforts against CSUN.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
Return To Sport… Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA and Big West Conference guidelines and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.
