Long Beach State softball player Jacquelyn Bickar was awarded Freshman player of the Week honors by the Big West Conference, the team’s first of the season.
Bickar hit for a .500 average during the week amidst a 3-1 stretch for The Beach, taking a 3-game series against UC Riverside and winning a single midweek matchup against California Baptist University.
Her play in Friday’s game against Riverside was the best of her young college career, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored, which was the difference as The Beach eventually won 9-7.
Bickar was a highly awarded player at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, where she was the league MVP twice and a three-time all-league selection while winning the Empire League Championship in both 2019 and 2021.
The type of week that the freshman infielder had for The Beach will likely go a long way as the softball team continues to defend their 2021 Big West Conference title.