Cal Poly junior second basemen Adam Buschini was named Big West Player of the Week after collecting seven hits — including four homeruns in four games last week.
Buschini, who currently has a 15-game hitting streak, raised his team-high batting average to .412 over the weekend — tying the school Division I record set by Scott Kidd in 1997.
Many of Buschini’s hits came in clutch moments including a home run Friday night snapped a 3-3 tie and he also drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning to force in what proved to be the winning run in a 6-5 victory.
He also hit a two-run homer to snap a tie in the eighth inning on Sunday but UC Riverside would rally for three runs in the ninth to claim the victory.
Buschini, who missed the entire 2008 campaign following Tommy John surgery, now has 23 multiple-hit games and a team-leading 18 multiple RBI contests this season. He leads the team in RBI (57), total bases (128), doubles (18), triples (2), homeruns (11) and slugging percentage (.723). He was second to freshman second baseman Matt Jensen’s .493 on base percentage and also had 11 stolen bases in 13 attempts this season.