April 2, 2012

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - LMU junior catcher Colton Plaia earned Rawlings West Coast Conference Player of the Week accolades after guiding LMU to a three-game series sweep of Saint Mary's to start conference play last weekend. The honor is the first of the year for the Lions, and the first of Plaia's career.

Plaia went 5-for-10 (.500) with four runs scored, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI last week. The native of Mission Viejo, Calif. posted a career-high five RBI while batting 3-for-4 with a homer on Friday to help LMU to a 9-4 victory over Saint Mary's.

San Francisco's Abe Bobb is the Rawlings West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week. Bobb blanked No. 24 San Diego over 7.1 innings in leading the Dons to a 1-0 victory over the Toreros, who had won seven straight. Bobb struck out six and scattered six hits without issuing a walk in the victory, while lowering his ERA to 2.33 for the season.

Plaia and the Lions will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Cal State Northridge for a game at 3 p.m.