Cal State East Bay University Athletics

Ushimaru had an outstanding week with the bat to lead the CSUEB baseball team offensively as the Pioneers opened CCAA play with a 2-2 split against Cal State LA. He recorded at least one hit in all five games this past week and notched multi-hit games in each of the final two contests against the Golden Eagles. The junior came off the bench on Monday against William Jessup and went 1-for-1 with a walk in two plate appearances. He recorded another pinch hit in the opener against Cal State LA, earning him a spot in the starting lineup the remainder of the series.

In the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, Ushimaru had the biggest hit of the weekend, blasting his first career home run to center field. His solo shot broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning and stood as the game-winner as the Pioneers finished off the doubleheader sweep. He went 3-for-4 in that game, and then closed out the weekend going 2-for-4 with two RBI in Sunday's finale. For the week, he batted .615 (8-for-13) with 12 total bases and four runs batted in.