SAN MATEO, Calif. – Saint Mary's Nathan Chong was named the WCC Player of the Week for March 7 after he had a monster series for the Gaels at UC Riverside.
The Sophomore was 11 for 15 last week, with two home runs, two triples, and four doubles. He had 12 RBI and racked up 25 total bases for some gaudy percentages, including a .733 batting average, a .762 on base percentage, and a 1.667% slugging.
Chong had a sac fly, was 1 for 1 in stolen bases, was hit by two pitches, and only struck out once in the 19 plate appearances last series.