BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Roadrunner pitcher, Cedes Saldana won Big West Freshman of the Week after her impressive performances this weekend versus Cal State Northridge. Saldana put together three solid appearances over the weekend, helping Bakersfield win their first conference series win on the year and first over CSUN since joining the Big West conference.

Saldana pitched in all three games over the weekend, holding a top four Big West offense to just two runs and a batting average of .222. Saldana started game one, throwing a complete game and striking out three batters en route to the victory and held them to just two runs. Saldana finished the weekend with an impressive ERA of 1.11 and walking just one batter over her three appearances. 

The Wasco, California native becomes the first to win this accolade since February of 2025, and the first Roadrunner to win a weekly award this season. Saldana will look to continue her success in conference play as she lowered her ERA to 2.73 so far through conference play.