ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Tyler Vanneste of Cal State San Bernardino has been named the FloCollege/CCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the first week of the 2025 season. 

Vanneste hit .583 with a .667 on-base percentage and two four-RBI games to help lead Cal State San Bernardino to a series win over Azusa Pacific. The senior infielder finished the weekend going 7-for-12 and reached safely in 10-for-15 plate appearances, totaling two doubles, a home run, nine RBI, four runs scored, and a stolen base. 

In the season opener on Friday at Azusa Pacific, the Warman, Saskatchewan native went 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI. He gave the Coyotes the lead with a go-ahead, two-run double in the fourth inning, and CSUSB never trailed en route to a 12-4 win. 

In Saturday's opener, his RBI-double tied the game at 1-1 in the fifth. CSUSB would drop the game 2-1 for its only loss in the series. 

Vanneste saved his best for the series finale, where he went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, a home run, and four RBI. His home run came in the eighth inning with CSUSB trailing by one and the series tied at 1-1. Vanneste connected on his 1-1 pitch and drove it over the center field wall to bring in the tying and go-ahead runs. 

Vanneste is tied with Hayden Tregidga of Cal State San Marcos for the conference lead with nine RBI. He also leads the CCAA in OPS (1.750 OBP%) and is second in average (.583).

This is the first career CCAA Player of the Week award for Vanneste. 

The Coyotes will be home this week to host a four-game series against Regis from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The series will begin on Friday, Feb. 7. The CCAA will broadcast all the games in the series and throughout the season on FloCollege. Visit GoCCAA.org/FloCollege to sign up today.

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