Last Week’s Stats: .583 AVG (7-for-12), 1.333 SLG%, .688 OB%, 5 R, 3 RBI, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 2-2 SB
Villalta put together a 1.333 slugging percentage after she went 7-for-12 at the plate with five extra base hits, including three doubles and a pair of homers. In addition, the Upper Marlboro, MD native walked four times and was a perfect 2-for-2 on the basepaths during LIU’s five-game stretch at the UCSB Tournament. Registering at least one hit in four of the five games, she crossed home one time in each of those games. Hitting her first career home run on Thursday against UCSB, Villalta turned the trick in her next game on Friday against Iowa State. In Friday’s nightcap against UCSB, she also doubled a career-best two times. The senior outfielder is the first LIU player this season to earn a weekly award from the NEC.