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Ganesha junior Gabriel Smith is SBLive's Southern California Athlete of the Week (May 15-21)

Hard-hitting standout has huge game in Southern Section Division 7 title game, leading the Giants to a championship

Gabriel Smith can rake. 

The junior standout for Ganesha's baseball team had three hits, a triple and four RBI during a 7-0 CIF Southern Section Division 7 championship win over Fillmore on May 19. 

That put Smith on an SBLive Performance list, where his numbers really took off. 

He garnered a staggering 91.2 percent of the vote to take home the SBLive Southern California Athlete of The Week Award (May 15-21), powered by Jersey Mike's Subs. 

Ganesha finished 20-1 on the season and Smith hit .370 with 17 hits in 56 at-bats and 20 RBI with three doubles and three triples. 

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

Here are the other 19 athletes who were nominated for the week of May 15-21. 

Chase Muirbrook, Aliso Niguel baseball: Muirbrook hit a walk-off RBI double in Tuesday's 1-0 playoff win against Yorba Linda.

Trent Caraway, JSerra baseball: Caraway went 4-4 with a home run and a double in JSerra's semifinal victory against Corona.

Dmitri Susidko, JSerra baseball: Susidko hit a walk-off RBI single in Friday's 1-0 win over Santa Margarita to give the Lions a second straight CIF title.

Noah Malone, South Hills baseball: Malone had two hits and drove in two runs during Tuesday's 5-1 playoff win against Calabasas.

Owen Estabrook, San Marcos (Santa Barbara) baseball: Estabrook hit a two-run home run in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Westlake.

Isaiah Ibarra, Ganesha baseball: Ibarra had a two-run double in Tuesday's 3-0 win against Brentwood.

Camden Goetz, Canyon baseball: Goetz had two hits and drove in two runs during Saturday's CIF championship victory against Crean Lutheran.

Elijah Stephens, Sage Creek baseball: Stephens had a .500 on-base percentage last week, hitting two home runs while driving in 11 runs during a 4-0 week for the Bobcats.

Addison Klepsch, Del Norte baseball: Klepsch had six hits including three home runs while leading the Nighthawks to a 3-1 week.

Cody Cappelletti, Patrick Henry baseball: Cappelletti tossed a complete game, four-hit shutout against Westview, striking out seven batters.

Joey Wittig, Maranatha Christian baseball: Wittig struck out 10 batters during Friday's two-hit shutout against Brawley.

Bobbi Arce, JW North softball: Arce had two singles and drove in both runs during Friday's CIF championship victory against Village Christian.

Annika Sogsti, Pacifica (Garden Grove) softball: Sogsti went 3-4 with a triple and four runs batted in during Friday's 15-9 victory over Norco.

Savannah Duncan, Ganesha softball: Duncan had a home run and a double in Saturday's CIF championship win over Ontario.

Madi McDonnell, Capistrano Valley softball: McDonnell had a home run and a single in Saturday's 6-1 win over Santiago.

Tiara Hill, Carlsbad softball: Hill had two hits including a triple and stole two bases in Tuesday's 7-2 win over Del Norte.

Janae Combs, Rancho Buena Vista softball: Combs hit two home runs and drove in four runs during Tuesday's 7-6 win against Brawley.

Cadyn Ruffer, Valhalla softball: Ruffer had a single, double and a home run in Tuesday's 10-0 win against Scripps Ranch.

Savanna Arce, Mission Hills softball: Arce had a home run and a double, driving in five runs against Helix on Tuesday.