Rathbone Named WCL Player of the Week

Jordan Rathbone was named WCL Player of the Week for June 20-26 League President Donnie Marbut announced, Tuesday. It is the AppleSox first weekly honor of the season.

Jordan Rathbone was named WCL Player of the Week for June 20-26 League President Donnie Marbut announced, Tuesday. It is the AppleSox first weekly honor of the season.

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.