IRVINE, Calif. — Redshirt senior first baseman
Ethan Felix of UC Davis baseball has been named Big West Field Player of the Week after powering the Aggies to a three-game series sweep at Cal State Fullerton, the first such sweep in program history.
It marks the first career Big West weekly honor for Felix, and he becomes the first UC Davis player to earn Big West Field Player of the Week recognition since
Braydon Wooldridge on March 3, 2025.
Felix led the Aggies through the weekend, slashing .444 (4-for-9) with three home runs, nine RBIs and three runs scored across two starts at Goodwin Field. The Redondo Beach, Calif., native delivered a six-RBI performance Saturday that included a go-ahead grand slam in the top of the ninth to break a 5-5 tie, powering UC Davis to an 11-5 series-clinching victory. He followed it up on Sunday with a two-run home run in the second inning of a 6-2 sweep-completing win and finished the weekend with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage at first base across 10 total chances.
The series sweep marked UC Davis's first three-game series victory at Cal State Fullerton in program history. The Aggies have now won five of their last six games, improving to 23-24 overall and 12-15 in Big West play.
UC Davis returns home to Phil Swimley Field at Dobbins Stadium for a Tuesday, May 5 midweek matchup with Sacramento State, with first pitch set for 6 p.m.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS
UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
