#23 Makoa Sniffen: .455 BA, 1.364 SLG%, 5 H, 3 HR, 9 RBI in series vs. CSUN
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BSB | Makoa Sniffen Blasts Three Home Runs to Win WCC Player of the Week
2/23/2026 12:05:00 PM | Baseball
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Saint Mary's belted ten home runs over its three-game series with CSUN last week and sophomore first baseman Makoa Sniffen had three of those, including a team-high nine RBI to earn this week's WCC Baseball Player of the Week.
Sniffen had big shoes to fill with the departure of All-American first baseman Eddie Madrigal from last season but has gotten off to a great start here in 2026 as he ended his three-game series with CSUN with a .455 batting average, 1.364 slugging percentage, five hits, three home runs and nine RBI.
Sniffen ended the weekend with a bang, recording his first multi-homer game of his career in the Gaels' 12-0 rout in the rubber match to clinch the series win. Sniffen had a career-high three hits and five RBI thanks to a two-run homer in the second inning followed by a three-run bomb in the fifth that gave the Gaels a commanding 11-0 lead. Sniffen is the first WCC Player of the Week winner since Ryan Pierce won the weekly award on May 5 of last season.
Saint Mary's will head to Bakersfield Tuesday night to take on the Roadrunners in its midweek matchup before returning to the Bay Area for a home-and-home with San Jose State starting on Thursday.
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Sniffen had big shoes to fill with the departure of All-American first baseman Eddie Madrigal from last season but has gotten off to a great start here in 2026 as he ended his three-game series with CSUN with a .455 batting average, 1.364 slugging percentage, five hits, three home runs and nine RBI.
Sniffen ended the weekend with a bang, recording his first multi-homer game of his career in the Gaels' 12-0 rout in the rubber match to clinch the series win. Sniffen had a career-high three hits and five RBI thanks to a two-run homer in the second inning followed by a three-run bomb in the fifth that gave the Gaels a commanding 11-0 lead. Sniffen is the first WCC Player of the Week winner since Ryan Pierce won the weekly award on May 5 of last season.
Saint Mary's will head to Bakersfield Tuesday night to take on the Roadrunners in its midweek matchup before returning to the Bay Area for a home-and-home with San Jose State starting on Thursday.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
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