May 9, 2011
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-- Stanford freshman Brian Ragira was named the Pac-10 Conference's Player of the Week after hitting .571 last week with three runs and six RBIs.
The freshman first baseman hit the go-ahead two-run triple in the series sweep on Sunday, igniting a six-run eighth inning and erassed a 2-1 Washington lead. On Saturday, Ragira went 5-for-5 with a two-run single.
He also had key sacrifice flies in the wins on Tuesday in the 3-1 win against San Jose State and on Friday in the 6-2 series opener. He was 8-for-14 overall as the Cardinal are now 25-16 overall.
Overall, Ragira is batting .318 with a team-best 33 RBIs. In Pac-10 games he is hitting .343 as the Cardinal are 9-9 following the series sweep with the Huskies. Ragira's season has also included hitting for the cycle in a 6-for-6 day against Santa Clara and a seven RBI game at Washington State.
Stanford, ranked No. 25 in the Coaches / USA Poll on Monday, play at Pacific tonight at 6 p.m., and hosts UC Davis on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
The Cardinal returns to conference play this weekend, traveling to Oregon for a three-game series. Friday night's game will be tape delayed on Fox Sports Net on Saturday, while Sunday's game will be live on Comcast SportsNet Northwest. It will also be aired on CSN Bay Area and Comcast Sports Southeast.