Eastern League honors McKenna

Bowie Baysox outfielder Ryan McKenna has been selected as the Eastern League Player of the Week for the period of July 1 through July 7. The 22-year old batted .346 (9-for-26) with two doubles, three home runs, eight RBIs, seven runs scored, three walks, two stolen bases, and a .769 slugging percentage in seven games for the Baysox last week. McKenna, who is a native of Grants Pass, Ore., reached base at least once in five of the seven games he played in last week and had four multiple-hit games, including going 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in a 6-2 win at Hartford on Tuesday. McKenna led all Eastern League hitters in total bases (20) and slugging percentage (.769) last week. He also finished ranked among the weekly league leaders in OPS (1.202-2nd), RBIs (8-tied 2nd), runs scored (7-tied 2nd), home runs (3-tied 2nd), stolen bases (2-tied 6th), on-base percentage (.433-7th), hits (9-tied 7th), and batting average (.346-tied 9th). Ryan, who is rated by MLB.com as the seventh best prospect in the Baltimore organization, was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round of the 2015 draft out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover.