Baseball's Cesar Valero is the recipient of Sacramento State's Male Individual Performance of the Year…finished 5-for-5 with three home runs, a triple, and a school-record 10 RBIs in a 21-4 win over Houston Baptist on March 4…the 10 RBIs broke Josh Payne's record of nine set in 1997 against Rhode Island…homered in each of his first three at bats (in each of the first three innings) to tie the school record last accomplished by Tim Wheeler in 2009…fell a double short of the cycle, as his five hits were one shy of the school record…slugged a two-run home run in the first inning, a three-run shot in the second, and a three-run blast in the third.

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OTHER NOMINEES

Ethan Davidson (Golf) - Davidson was the medalist at the Nick Watney Invitational in Fresno in September…set his career 54-hole best with rounds of 72-66-68-206 to win the tournament by three strokes…concluded the event at 7-under par and did not have a bogey over his final 43 holes…his three-round total is tied for the fourth lowest in school history and was five shots better than his previous low…also posted the second lowest single-round score of his career with a 66 in the second round…led the Hornets to a second place finish out of 14 teams at the tournament.
 
Bryce Fowler (Basketball) - Scored 39 points on 14-for-25 shooting, and 10-of-10 from the free throw line in a 72-71 road win at Montana…the win was just the third ever for the Hornets in Missoula…also had five assists and just one turnover in 39 minutes, and 23 of those points came in the second half…the 39 points are the third highest total in Hornet Div. I era (1991-pres.) single-game history…eclipsed the 1,500 career points milestone during the game… accounted for 54% of Sacramento State's offensive production, and shattered his previous career high of 32 points.
 
Colin Hunter (Baseball) - Threw a no-hitter in his collegiate debut against Northern Illinois on Feb. 19…Hunter faced the minimum through four innings and struck out seven in the Hornets' 8-0 seven-inning win over the Huskies, becoming only the second pitcher in Sacramento State NCAA Division I history to throw a no-hitter…joined Justin Dillon against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 24, 2017… Hunter allowed only two base runners, both on errors, while finishing with nine strikeouts and zero walks…threw just 86 pitches, 57 for strikes.

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AWARD TIMELINE

June 13 - Male Newcomer of the Year
June 14 - Female Newcomer of the Year
June 15 - Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
June 16 - Female Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
June 17 - Male Individual Performance of the Year
June 18 - Female Individual Performance of the Year
June 19 - Biggest Upset
June 20 - Clutch Performance
June 21 - Male Team Performance of the Year
June 22 - Female Team Performance of the Year
June 23 - Team of the Year
June 24 - SAAC Award
June 25 - Coach of the Year
June 26 - Male Hornet Award
June 27 - Female Hornet Award
June 28 - Men's Academic Team of the Year
June 29 - Women's Academic Team of the Year
June 30 - Male Student-Athlete of the Year
July 1 - Female Student-Athlete of the Year