Big Bat Pays Off, McCarthy Player of the Week
23-year-old <Alex McCarthy:player#8097> made a few <Eugene:team#11> headlines during this past week as the rookie first baseman proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and West officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 9 hits in 15 at-bats to put up a .600 average. McCarthy collected 2 home runs, 6 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

So far on the season McCarthy is hitting .286 with 4 home runs, 19 RBIs and 12 runs scored. He has 24 hits and played in 28 games.