{"id":192519,"date":"2026-02-25T04:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192519\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:42:17","slug":"bsb-have-a-week-makoa-sniffen-named-to-baseball-americas-team-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192519\/","title":{"rendered":"BSB | Have a Week, Makoa Sniffen Named to Baseball America\u2019s Team of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

DURHAM, N.C. – Saint Mary’s first baseman Makoa Sniffen<\/a> was named to this week’s Baseball America Team of the Week after his six-hit, three-home run and nine RBI performance against CSUN last weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sniffen ended his three-game series with CSUN with a .455 batting average, 1.364 slugging percentage, five hits, three home runs and nine RBI. His weekend also consisted of a two-homer performance in the series finale where he recorded a career high three hits and five RBI en route to the Gaels’ 12-0 victory. Sniffen was one of just three mid-major players selected to the Team of the Week along with Griffin Naess from Cal Poly and Evan Dempsey from Florida Gulf Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The full Team of the Week can be found HERE<\/a> or at baseballamerica.com.<\/p>\n

C: Vahn Lackey, Georgia Tech

\n1B: Makoa Sniffen<\/a>, Saint Mary’s

\n2B: Cam Kozeal, Arkansas

\n3B: Daniel Cuvet, Miami

\nSS: Roch Cholowsky, UCLA

\nOF: Will Gasparino, UCLA

\nOF: Aiden Robbins, Texas

\nOF: Drew Burress, Georgia Tech

\nDH: AJ Gracia, Virginia

\nP: Dax Whitney, Oregon State

\nP: Jason DeCaro, North Carolina

\nP: Jacob Dudan, NC State

\nP: Griffin Naess, Cal Poly

\nTWP: Evan Dempsey, FGCU<\/p>\n

Saint Mary’s will take on Bakersfield in a midweek clash tonight at 6:30 p.m. and then return to the Bay Area for a four-game series with San Jose State.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary’s athletics updates and information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

#GaelsRise

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