ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - After an outstanding performance on Saturday, Max Gonzales, a senior pitcher from the Cal State East Bay baseball team, was named FloCollege/CCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week for conference action from March 31-April 6.
In the second game of the Pioneers' doubleheader on Saturday vs. Cal State LA, Gonzales threw a complete game seven-inning shutout toward a 6-0 win for East Bay. In the game, while facing 28 batters, he only allowed five hits, struck out five while no CSULA runners reached third base.
Gonzales has a 2.01 earned run average, which is lowest among qualifying pitchers in the CCAA. He has 46 strikeouts in 53.2 innings on the mound with a 5-2 record.
Gonzales is the second pitcher to earn FloCollege/CCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week honors this season. For the week of March 10-16, Caleb Schaeffer received the same weekly award.
The Pioneers return to action this coming Friday when they take on Cal State San Marcos in the opener of a four-game series on the road at the CSUSM campus.
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