IRVINE, Calif. - Senior Cooper Moore and freshman Derek Delgado earned PacWest honors this week after a series sweep over Holy Names this past weekend. The duo helped the Concordia offense bring home 34 runs in the four-game series. The Eagles have improved to 14-5 and start off the PacWest season 4-0. This is the first time of the 2020 season that both Moore and Delgado has been named PacWest Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week.

Cooper Moore - PacWest Player of the Week

The Eagles designated hitter went 8-for-20 at the plate with two home runs, a triple, four doubles, nine RBI and nine runs scored, hitting .400. The senior also posted an impressive .478 on base percentage (11-for-23) during the week.  The Huntington Beach, Calif native brings an eight-game hitting streak to the table entering Tuesday's game against Westcliff.

"At the plate, I just try to clear my head and focus on each pitch and not let the last one affect my at bat," said senior Moore. "I think about hitting a line drie to the right center field fence."

Moore has already collected 26 hits, nine doubles, 20 RBI, a slugging percentage of .784. He leads CUI with seven home runs this season, five in front of the nearest Eagle to come close. 

"We are able to keep the mindset of one pitch at a time and don't worry about what happened the last inning or the last pitch," added Moore. "We stand shoulder to shoulder the whole game."

The senior is in many categories for the offensive leader board for CUI with four hits and five RBI in a single game against Azusa Pacific on Feb. 11 after an exciting 14-7 win. He is the only player this season to hit two home runs in one game against Regis University on Feb. 7. 

He enters Tuesday's contest against Westcliff with a batting average of .351 on the year which is just behind the first baseman Bailey Collins at .393. In 2019, Moore was also named First-Team All PacWest and was Second-Team in D2CCA, NCBWA, and ABCA All-West Region. 

Derek Delgado - PacWest Freshman of the Week

The Whittier, Calif. native went 8-for-16 in his five starts this past week hitting .500. Delgado collected two doubles, three RBI, three walks and scored five times. He added a .579 on base percentage (11-for-19) to help the Eagles go 4-1 this past week which included a four-game sweep of Holy Names to open up PacWest play. He has hit safely in his last six contests.

"Being a freshman it's really cool to feel trusted by the coaches and my teammates in my first year to just go play with no worries," said freshman Derek Delgado. "The senior infielders have played a huge role in preparing me for the collegiate level day in and day out," added Delgado. "They challenge me at practice and make me rise up to their challenges. The seniors have really impacted not just me but all the freshman."

Delgado is another freshman on the team to leave an impression on the field with 17 hits, six RBI, 10 runs, and has a batting average of .315 so far this season. 

The green and gold are hosting Westcliff for their final match-up on Tuesday, Mar. 3 at 2 p.m. Concordia will be home for another four-game series against Fresno Pacific this weekend Friday, Mar. 6 and Saturday, Mar. 7. Both days will include another set of doubleheader games along with an 11 a.m. start time with the following game to start around 2 p.m. To follow live stats and watch the video stream for the games, click here. 

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