SAN MARCOS, Calif. – For the second consecutive week, Jillian Albayati of Cal State San Marcos has been picked as the FloCollege/CCAA Softball Player of the Week.
Albayati slashed .636/.692/1.364 in four games last weekend to earn Most Valuable Player honors of the D2 West Coast Challenge in Lake Elsinore, California. She went 7-for-11 (.636 batting average) with two doubles, two home runs, drove in eight runs and scored three times in leading the Cougars' offense to out-scoring teams 40-6. Albayati also walked twice and struck out just once in 13 plate appearances. Her .692 on-base percentage and 1.364 slugging percentage combined for an incredible 2.056 OPS.
The senior shortstop from Anaheim had three two-hit games, including going 4-for-4 with a grand slam, a two-run homer and seven RBIs in the doubleheader on Friday as the 14th-ranked Cougars defeated Lubbock Christian (8-0) and Regis (18-2) in run-ruled five-inning games. Albayati also had a pair of hits with an RBI double in a solid 3-2 win over Northwest Nazarene on Saturday before closing out the tournament with a double in a 11-2 win over Colorado Mesa.
After two weekends, Albayati now leads the CCAA in batting average (.607), slugging percentage (.1.143), on-base percentage (.656), OPS (1.799), and RBIs (18). She shares the league lead with four homers. Click here to see the CCAA stats leaderboard.
This is the second career CCAA Player of the Week for Albayati, who is a three-time All-CCAA second team selection. Click here to see the complete list of CCAA Softball weekly award winners.
Cal State San Marcos improved to 8-1 on the season and will host Biola on Friday before traveling to Azusa Pacific on Saturday. Friday's twinbill is available on FloCollege.
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