Notre Dame (Salinas) softball P Samantha Rocha voted SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Notre Dame (Salinas) softball pitcher Samantha Rocha for being voted SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week for April 25-May 1!

The senior pitched a perfect game with 16 strikeouts against Christopher and three scoreless innings with six strikeouts in a win against Gilroy.

Rocha received 58.13% of the vote, beating out Colusa's Emmanuel Frias who finished second with 22.83%. Pleasant Valley (Chico)'s Ian Guanzon finished third with 15.7% and Clovis West's Nathan Baeza finished fourth with 2.57%. 

We are currently accepting Northern California Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.comor message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveca.

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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of April 25-May 1:

SOFTBALL:

Jordyn Wurzer, West Valley:

Wurzer batted a staggering 13-14 with a home run, nine doubles, and nine runs scored in a dominant three-game sweep of Central Valley.

Gianna Tasio, Terra Nova:

Tasio hit a perfect 4-4 with a home run, three doubles, a walk, five RBIs, and four runs scored for the 2-0 Tigers, and also threw three scoreless, hitless innings with strikeouts for all nine outs.

Mariah Ayala, Granada (Livermore):

Ayala hit 7-10 with a homer, scored eight times, and notched four RBIs in a dominant 3-0 week for the Matadors.

Anna Bean, Los Gatos:

Bean guided the Wildcats to a 3-0 record hitting 7-11 with a home run, a triple, two doubles, and six RBIs while also throwing 12 innings with no earned runs allowed and 17 strikeouts.

Jazlyn Alcantar, Encinal:

Alcantar helped lead the Jets to a 2-0 week hitting 5-6 with four RBIs.

KC Cruz, Mt. Pleasant:

Cruz hit 7-8 with five extra-base hits, seven RBIs, and five runs scored for the 2-0 Cardinals.

Taylor Rodriguez, Livermore:

Rodriguez threw seven-inning complete game shutouts in all three of Livermore's games last week.

Aissa Silva, Elk Grove:

In two wins for the Herd, Silva threw a one-hit shutout against Franklin (Elk Grove), threw three hitless, scoreless innings against Davis with 21 total strikeouts, and batted 5-9 with three extra-base hits and five RBIs.

Angie Rubalcava, Vintage:

Rubalcava threw three hitless innings in a win and combined no-hitter (with Shelby Morse) against Justin-Siena. She also hit 4-9 with a walk, two home runs, and a triple, scored all five times she reached base and drove in four RBIs in two games.

Danielle Koo, Menlo-Atherton:

Koo pitched a one-hit shutout with 12 K's and batted 6-7 with seven RBIs as the Bears went 2-0.

Kira Morris, Eureka:

In four games, all wins, Morris tossed a no-hitter and another complete game shutout and hit 5-9 with nine RBIs.

Alena Johnson, Loyalton:

Johnson guided the Grizzlies to a 3-0 week batting 6-9 with four doubles and five walks, eight RBIs, and nine runs scored.

Jamie Hicks, Archbishop Mitty:

Hicks hit 6-10 with a homer, five RBIs, and four runs scored for the 3-0 Monarchs.

BASEBALL:

Ian Guanzon, Pleasant Valley (Chico):

Guanzon helped power the Vikings to a three-game sweep of Enterprise hitting 8-11 with a long ball, five total extra-base hits, eight RBIs, and four runs scored.

Aaron Martinez, Le Grand:

Martinez went a perfect 5-5 with four doubles, six RBIs, and three runs scored to help lead the Bulldogs to a 2-0 sweep of Gustine.

Emmanuel Frias, Colusa:

Frias hit 5-7 with two walks and four RBIs, stole three bases and scored three runs as the RedHawks swept East Nicolaus in two games.

Nathan Baeza, Clovis West:

Baeza helped lead the Golden Eagles to a three-game sweep of Clovis East batting 5-9 with four RBIs and throwing a complete game victory with just one run allowed and 11 K's.

Landon Rota, Cardinal Newman:

Rota tossed six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and went 3-3 at the plate in two wins against Rancho Cotate,

Gavin McClendon, Whitney (Rocklin):

In three wins against Del Oro, McClendon hit 3-7 with two walks, drove in two runs and scored three times, and threw six innings with no earned runs allowed and 11 K's for a win.

Julian Espinoza, Turlock Christian:

Espinoza hit 5-6 with a home run, a double, six RBIs, two steals, and five runs scored in two routs of Stone Ridge Christian.

Easton Kreshel, Valley Christian (San Jose):

Kreshel went 6-11 at the plate with a home run and four RBIs as the Warriors went 3-0.

Adam Delgado, Kerman:

Delgado hit 4-7 with two extra-base hits, two walks, five RBIs, and five runs scored in a two-game sweep of Sierra (Tollhouse). 

Isaiah Landry, Clayton Valley Charter:

Landry hit 4-7 with two doubles and drove in seven runs in a pair of wins.