Laya Claims Second B1G Freshman of the Week Honor
03/09/26 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – Four weeks into the season, Oregon true freshman Angel Laya has now claimed the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honor twice. Laya's latest award came after a big week in a midweek game against Oregon State and a weekend conference series win at Purdue.
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Laya continued his hot start slashing .400/.500/1.133 with a 1.633 OPS in Oregon's four games while belting three home runs and scoring six runs. He was instrumental in securing a road conference series win at Purdue by slashing .364/.500/.909 with a 1.409 OPS while hitting a pair of home runs and scoring four runs.
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In Oregon's series-clinching win on Sunday, Laya homered twice while going 4-for-5 with four RBI and four runs scored. In a Tuesday matchup with No. 18 Oregon State, the Ducks' right fielder homered and tripled while going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored.
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On the season, Laya did not strike out until his 39th plate appearance of the season and has just three Ks in 61 plate appearances while slashing .370/.443/.778 with a team-high six home runs.
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2026 Laya Honors
Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/9/26)
Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team (3/1/26)
Perfect Game National Freshman of the Week (2/17/26)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/16/26)
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Oregon All-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week Honors
Angel Laya (3/9/26)
Angel Laya (2/16/26)
Burke-Lee Mabeus (2/24/25)
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Laya continued his hot start slashing .400/.500/1.133 with a 1.633 OPS in Oregon's four games while belting three home runs and scoring six runs. He was instrumental in securing a road conference series win at Purdue by slashing .364/.500/.909 with a 1.409 OPS while hitting a pair of home runs and scoring four runs.
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In Oregon's series-clinching win on Sunday, Laya homered twice while going 4-for-5 with four RBI and four runs scored. In a Tuesday matchup with No. 18 Oregon State, the Ducks' right fielder homered and tripled while going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored.
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On the season, Laya did not strike out until his 39th plate appearance of the season and has just three Ks in 61 plate appearances while slashing .370/.443/.778 with a team-high six home runs.
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2026 Laya Honors
Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/9/26)
Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team (3/1/26)
Perfect Game National Freshman of the Week (2/17/26)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/16/26)
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Oregon All-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week Honors
Angel Laya (3/9/26)
Angel Laya (2/16/26)
Burke-Lee Mabeus (2/24/25)
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