LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's Cesar Chavez has been named the FloCollege/CCAA Baseball Player of the Week for the week of Mar. 9-15, the conference announced on Monday.
 
Chavez hit safely all four games against Stanislaus State, including an 8-for-8 performance in Saturday's doubleheader. The junior outfielder went 10-for-15 in the series and also drew three walks and was hit by a pitch. Chavez scored eight runs in the series and drove in four. 
 
On Saturday, he went 5-for-5 with a walk and three runs scored in the opener before following it up with a 3-for-3, three runs scored and one RBI, outing in the nightcap. He reached base safely in all 10 plate appearances in the doubleheader with five hits and a walk in six appearances in the opener and had three hits and a hit by pitch in the nightcap.

Chavez then reached base in his first three at bats on Sunday with a pair of walks and a single to make it 13 straight appearances reaching base.

Cal State LA won the series 3-1, improving to 5-3 in CCAA play (15-10 overall).
 
Chavez is now fifth in the CCAA in batting average (.414) and third in on-base percentage (.526). 
 
Chavez is the first Golden Eagle to be named CCAA Player of the Week this season. 
 
Cal State LA will be on the road this week as it travels to Cal State San Bernardino for a four-game series starting on Friday, March 20. Catch all the games on FloCollege at goccaa.org/flocollege.