PACWEST SOFTBALL WEEKLY NOTEBOOK

IRVINE, Calif. -- Dixie State and California Baptist both won all four of their PacWest games last week as the Lancers maintained a two-game lead in the PacWest standings.
 
California Baptist swept doubleheaders against Biola and Azusa Pacific to improve to 18-2 in conference play this year. The Lancers won the second game against the Cougars with the help of a go-ahead RBI-single up the middle by PacWest Player of the Week Caitlyn Lloyd in the sixth inning. Ciara Stapp protected the lead with 4.2 scoreless innings to earn her 13th win of the year. Stapp finished the week with 21.2 scoreless innings and 18 strikeouts as she earned three wins and a save for California Baptist.
 
Dixie State started the week with two non-conference wins and then swept Holy Names and Dominican. In four appearances on the week, freshman Cambrie Hazel threw 20.2 innings and didn’t allow a single hit, throwing two no-hitters and striking out 25 batters. Hazel finished the week with three wins and a save as Dixie State improved to 32-4.
 
Academy of Art won both of its games last week, beating Notre Dame de Namur. Brooke Larsen threw a complete-game one-hit shutout in the opener, and the Urban Knights went on to win the second game, 8-3.
 
Concordia split with Azusa Pacific and swept Biola to move into a tie for third place in the conference standings. Freshman Callie Nunes allowed just two earned runs in 13 innings as she became the national leader in both ERA and strikeouts.
 
Concordia will be looking to build on its three-game winning streak with a busy week that includes four doubleheaders in five days.
 
The Eagles start the week with a road doubleheader against Cal State Dominguez Hills, which is in ninth place in the CCAA standings and has a 16-29 overall record. On Wednesday, the Eagles will host Holy Names before a home doubleheader on Friday against Notre Dame de Namur. Concordia concludes the busy week with a trip to Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday. Concordia is 2-3 on the season against CCAA teams, which includes a 7-5 win against CSU Dominguez Hills.
 
This weekend, the top two teams in the conference standings will square off in St. George, Utah for a four-game series with doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday. California Baptist enters the series with a two-game lead in the standings.  Last year, California Baptist hosted the series and the Trailblazers won three games before California Baptist took the series finale, 7-5.
 
Academy of Art will play just two games next week in a doubleheader at Dominican on Saturday. The two teams split when Academy of Art hosted. The Penguins scored three runs against Larsen in the opener, but the Urban Knights held on for a 4-3 win. Dominican won the next game, 10-9 with three runs in the top of the seventh to go ahead.
 
The three Hawai`i schools will all face each other this week. On Saturday, Hawai`i Hilo will host Hawai`i Pacific. The Sharks won both games when the teams met at the Sand Island Softball Park, holding the Vulcans to just three runs in the doubleheader. Chaminade hosts Hawai`i Pacific on Tuesday and travels to Hawai`i Hilo on Sunday.
 
Biola only has one doubleheader on the week, hosting Notre Dame de Namur on Saturday at noon. This is the first meeting between the two programs as PacWest opponents.
 
Weekly Awards for the week of April 2-8
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Caitlyn Lloyd, California Baptist
OF, So., 5-6 -- Las Vegas
Lloyd helped the Lancers win all four of their games last week to push their winning streak to five games. She had a hit in all four games and finished the week 6 for 12 with three RBIs and four runs. Lloyd had three singles in the nightcap against Azusa Pacific, driving in two runs in the 3-2 victory. The sophomore also had a double, triple and home run in the first three games of the week. The four wins helped the Lancers maintain a two-game lead in the conference standings. Lloyd is now batting .402 on the season with 19 extra-base hits.
 
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Cambrie Hazel, Dixie State
RHP, Fr., 5-11 -- Spanish Fork, Utah
Hazel earned her second-consecutive Pitcher of the Week recognition and fourth this season after recording 20.2 hitless innings.  The freshman threw two no-hitters, including an eight-inning gem against Dominican, where she tossed a career-high 14 strikeouts for the 5-0 victory. In the seven-inning no-hitter against Cal State East Bay, Hazel struck out seven batters. The four-time PacWest Pitcher of the Week has now thrown 21.1-consecutive scoreless innings for Dixie State, bringing her ERA on the season down to 0.92 with 103 strikeouts in 91.2 innings.
 
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Brooke Larsen, Academy of Art
RHP, Fr., 5-6 -- Sacramento, Calif.
Larsen threw a one-hit shutout and batted .500 to help the Urban Knights sweep their doubleheader against Notre Dame de Namur. The freshman opened the doubleheader with a complete game, striking out nine batters in the 5-0 victory. Larsen improved to 16-3 on the season with a 1.03 ERA. At the plate, Larsen went 3 for 6 in the two games with two runs and two RBIs. She also extended her doubles streak to four games as she boosted her batting average to .373.