Jonathan Rauch, Penn State Altoona, Baseball (Player)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Altoona 1B Jonathan Rauch had a big week at the plate to help the Lions go 4-2 across their final six games in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, having three multi-hit games and collecting 17 total bases. In a total of six contests versus Thomas, Penn State Abington, Gordon, Fredonia, and Calvin, the senior hit .619 (13-for-21) with nine runs scored, five RBI, three walks, two stolen bases, one double, and one home run. The senior had a .680 on-base percentage and slugged .810.

BEST OF THE REST: PS-Behrend OF Hank Shaffer hit .500 in seven games for the Lions, going 12-for-24 with 10 runs scored and seven RBI, posting a .667 slugging percentage and tallying three extra-base hits (two doubles, one triple) for a 6-1 week...Alfred State UTIL Jordan Hughes helped lead the Pioneers to a 4-4 week as he went 10-for-23 with two homeruns and three doubles for eight RBI, opening the week with two solo homeruns...Pitt-Greensburg INF Tommy Smith hit .857 (6-for-7) on the week with three extra base hits, reaching base at a .917 clip while playing a clean third base with no errors...Pitt-Bradford INF Aiden Zimmerman had a big week for the Panthers in Fort Myers, hitting .474 with two home runs, eight runs scored and five RBI, in the trip ending split with Hiram, he went 7-for-8 in the doubleheader with a home run, two doubles, five runs scored and two RBI...Hilbert OF Jude Khoury had four multi-hit games over five played on the week, smacking four doubles and belting his first career home run, he finished the week with a .500 batting average, .850 slugging percentage and a 1.395 OPS while scoring six runs, driving in three more and swiping three bags...La Roche C/1B Alex Perez went 3-for-3 with a double, one walk, three runs scored and four RBI a 12-5 victory over Penn State Schuylkill then followed that up in a 12-4 win over Rivier, going 4-for-6 with another double, two more runs scored and another RBI. In his two games, Perez finished 7-for-9 (.778), two doubles, one walk, five runs scored and five RBI...Mount Aloysius INF Anthony Maseto appeared in five games and produced a solid stretch at the plate, finishing 7-for-19 (.368) with five runs scored and three RBI, he added one double, drew two walks, and stole two bases, helping him post a .409 on-base percentage and .421 slugging percentage across 22 plate appearances.