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WAC's top freshmen filled with Lopes
10/25/2023 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
Perfect Game projects GCU has 4 of conference's top 6 freshmen
TOP 25 FRESHMEN IN WACPerfect Game |
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| Rank | School | Selections |
| 1 | Grand Canyon | 9 |
| 2 | Tarleton State | 5 |
| t-3 | California Baptist | 3 |
| Seattle U | 3 | |
GCU holds nearly half of the top 18 spots on the list. With 29 players named in the conference, no other school boasted more than five selections.
Right-handed pitcher Connor Mattison (pictured) tops the rankings and leads a group of four Lopes who rank in the top six.
Lopes' honorees:
- No. 1: Connor Mattison, right-handed pitcher, Goodyear, Ariz.
- No. 3: Hunter Watkins, right-handed pitcher, Simi Valley, Calif.
- No. 4: Cooper Neville, infielder, Glendale, Ariz.
- No. 6: Marcus Galvan, catcher, Chino, Calif.
- No. 11: JT Kelenic, outfielder, Waukesha, Wisc.
- No. 13: Brady Francisco, catcher, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
- No. 14: Garrett Ahern, right-handed pitcher, Gilbert, Ariz.
- No. 18: Troy Sanders, infielder, Tucson, Ariz.
- No. 25: Ben Smith, left-handed pitcher, Henderson, Nev.
GCU is in the midst of fall practices with exhibition games against BYU on Nov. 4 at GCU Ballpark and at Arizona State on Nov. 11.
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