NORTHWEST NOTES June 11, 2016
Two Zags picked on
day 2 of MLB draft
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Two Gonzaga baseball players heard their name called during the second day of the MLB First Year Player Draft on Friday as Brandon Bailey and Joey Harris were each selected during the top nine rounds of the 40-round event.
Bailey was the first Zag drafted this year, being selected in the sixth round and 172nd overall by the Oakland Athletics. The junior righty had a career year in 2016, going 10-3 with a 2.42 ERA.
Harris was picked in the ninth round and 274th overall by the Washington Nationals. A senior, Harris was the Zags’ starting catcher for the last two years, earning WCC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015.
The first two rounds were on Thursday, followed by rounds 3-10 on Friday. The draft wraps up today with the final 30 rounds, beginning at 10 a.m.
Newlee adds Fennelly to
Idaho women’s coaching staff
Idaho women’s basketball coach Jon Newlee announced the addition of Steven Fennelly to the 2016-17 coaching staff. Fennelly comes to Idaho after spending the last three seasons as an assistant at Cal State Fullerton.
Fennelly, 27, will primarily coach Idaho’s post players. He will be involved in scouting responsibilities, as well as on the recruiting trail. He will also be the team’s video coordinator.
Fennelly was hired at Fullerton in 2013. He served as the post development coach, assisting on both offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Fennelly also assisted with recruiting, scouting and academic duties for the Titans.
Prior to CSU Fullerton, he served two seasons (2011-13) as the head video coordinator at Iowa State.
In all, Fennelly alongside his father, Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly, went to six consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including two trips to the Sweet 16 and one to the Elite Eight in 2009.
A native from, Ames, Iowa, Fennelly graduated from Iowa State in 2007, earning a bachelor’s degree in communications and received his master’s in 2013 — also from Iowa State.
He and his wife, Andrea, reside in Moscow.