Rathbone Named WCL Player of the Week
/The West Coast League Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, as announced by league president Donnie Marbut, were Gonzaga redshirt-freshman Jordan Rathbone of the Wenatchee AppleSox and Cal Poly frosh right-hander Bobby Ay of the Walla Walla Sweets for the week of June 20-26.
Rathbone ignited Wenatchee's offense, leading the Sox to a 4-2 week on the road and 43 runs vs. Bend and Gresham. The GU freshman outfielder from Gonzaga Prep went 10-for-15 with six runs scored, two doubles, a triple and 3 RBIs while posting a .737 on base percentage. He is currently hitting .327 with a team-leading 18 hits and three multi-hit games.