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Barrett Earns First Big West Field Player of the Week Honor
4/15/2024 3:45:00 PM | Softball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Hitting safely to help fuel the Cal Poly softball program's April 12-13, three-game road sweep of Cal State Bakersfield, Mustang senior first baseman Kai Barrett earned her first career Big West Field Player of the Week honor Monday afternoon.Â
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Making just her third conference appearance of the year entering Cal Poly's April 12 series opener at Cal State Bakersfield, Barrett produced a single and scored twice in a 10-1, five-inning victory. She returned in Friday's second game with another single.
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During the April 13 series finale, however, Barrett became just the second Mustang this year with a four-hit game as Cal Poly completed the sweep with a 6-2, eight-inning victory. She produced a sixth-inning RBI single to hand the Mustangs a 2-1 lead and, in the top of the eighth, singled a fourth time before scoring one of Cal Poly's four runs.
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Hitting just .214 through 20 appearances entering Cal Poly's April 5-6 series at Hawai'i, Barrett has batted .692 (9-for-13) in her last five outings to raise her season mark to .299 (20-for-67).Â
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Monday's honor was Barrett's first since earning Big West Freshman of the Week praise on May 17, 2021. Â
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With the sweep, Cal Poly (21-12, 11-3) moved within a half game of second place Long Beach State (17-24, 12-3) in the Big West standings. The Mustangs next host The Beach for a three-game, April 20-21 series.
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Making just her third conference appearance of the year entering Cal Poly's April 12 series opener at Cal State Bakersfield, Barrett produced a single and scored twice in a 10-1, five-inning victory. She returned in Friday's second game with another single.
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During the April 13 series finale, however, Barrett became just the second Mustang this year with a four-hit game as Cal Poly completed the sweep with a 6-2, eight-inning victory. She produced a sixth-inning RBI single to hand the Mustangs a 2-1 lead and, in the top of the eighth, singled a fourth time before scoring one of Cal Poly's four runs.
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Hitting just .214 through 20 appearances entering Cal Poly's April 5-6 series at Hawai'i, Barrett has batted .692 (9-for-13) in her last five outings to raise her season mark to .299 (20-for-67).Â
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Monday's honor was Barrett's first since earning Big West Freshman of the Week praise on May 17, 2021. Â
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With the sweep, Cal Poly (21-12, 11-3) moved within a half game of second place Long Beach State (17-24, 12-3) in the Big West standings. The Mustangs next host The Beach for a three-game, April 20-21 series.
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