SAN MATEO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference has named its Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week for May 17, 2021.
#WCCSPORTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – BILLY COOK, SR., INF – PEPPERDINE
Billy Cook had five hits over 12 at bats on the weekend for the Waves for a .417 average. He also hit two home runs, both of which were go-ahead runs that proved to be game winners. He has 12 home runs on the year, which leads all WCC players.
Also Nominated: Christopher Campos, Saint Mary's; Cole Gambill, BYU; Tyler Rando, Gonzaga; Christian Stapleton, San Francisco; Matt Voelker, LMU
#WCCSPORTS PITCHER OF THE WEEK – KY BUSH, SO., LHP – SAINT MARY’S
Ky Bush was dominant on Sunday afternoon as Saint Mary's picked up a 1-0 win over LMU to cap off the WCC portion of their season. Bush pitched a career-best 7.1 innings while earning his sixth win of the season, allowing just three hits, three walks, and tying a career-best with 13 strikeouts. The first hit of the game came in the fourth inning on a bunt single, and Bush did not allow a ball put into play until the third inning. No pitcher in the WCC has more strikeouts this year than Bush, who now has seven starts this year with eight or more strikeouts.
Also Nominated: Diego Barrera, LMU; Alec Gomez, Gonzaga; Trevor Kniskern, Pepperdine; Eric Reyzelman, San Francisco; Bryce Robison, BYU
2021 #WCCSPORTS Baseball Player of the Week
May 17: Billy Cook, Pepperdine
May 10: Andrew Pintar, BYU
May 3: Cole Gambill, BYU
April 26: Grayson Sterling, Gonzaga
April 19: Brett Harris, Gonzaga
April 12: Chad Stevens, Portland
April 5: Jacob Munoz, San Francisco
March 30: Shane McGuire, San Diego
March 23: Chad Stevens, Portland
March 16: Stephen Lund, Gonzaga
March 9: Ryan Johnson, Pepperdine
March 2: Justin Banks, Saint Mary’s
February 23: Mike Bowes, Santa Clara
2021 #WCCSPORTS Baseball Pitcher of the Week
May 17: Ky Bush, Saint Mary’s
May 10: Peter Allegro, Portland
May 3: Jake Miller, San Diego
April 26: Landen Bourassa, San Francisco
April 19: Alek Jacob, Gonzaga
April 12: Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
April 5: Alek Jacob, Gonzaga
March 30: Christian Peters, Portland
March 23: Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
March 16: Conner Thurman, San Diego
March 9: William Kempner, Gonzaga
March 2: Carlos Lomeli, Saint Mary’s
February 23: Alex Pham, San Francisco