RIVERSIDE - Congratulations to our Baseball Golden Eagle of the Week Bobby Benavidez. The reigning Freshman of the Year is back and starting off with another impressive season.

The Baseball team competed in a three-day series against Cal State Los Angeles. Bobby played centerfield and led off in all three games. In game one, Bobby went 1 for 3 with a homerun. He secured two RBIs and 1 run. He was also hit by a pitch and had a sacrifice out. He picked up 3 putouts in center. In game two, Bobby went 2 for 2 with a double and one putout. In the final game of the series, he totaled 4 putouts. Over the weekend, he had a batting average of .333, on base percentage of .400, and a slugging percentage of .778. He totaled 9 at bats, 3 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 run, 1 homerun, 1 HBP, 1 sacrifice, and 9 putouts.

Benavidez has appeared in 7 games with 23 at bats. He totals 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 doubles, and a homerun. He also adds 4 RBIs, 3 HBP, 2 walks, and 2 sacrifice hits. Bobby has tallied 4 stolen bases, almost a third of his last season total. He ranks 8th in conference in stolen bases. His season total batting average is .348 with a slugging percentage of .565 and an on base percentage of .464. On the field, Bobby has had 20 total chances with 18 putouts, 2 assists, and no errors.