Players of the Week

Max Murphy wins for the third week in a row.

ROCHESTER

Position player:  Doug Bernier was 8-for-24 with a double, a triple, and four walks.  For the season he is hitting .293/.375/.430 in 249 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Edgar Ibarra appeared in two games, pitching four innings.  He gave up no runs on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.  For the season he is 4-0, 2.91, 1.50 WHIP with 35 strikeouts in 43.1 innings (26 appearances).

NEW BRITAIN

Position players:  Mike Kvasnicka was 12-for-32 with four doubles and two home runs.  For the season he is hitting .275/.306/.438 in 251 at-bats.  Aaron Hicks was 9-for-23 with two doubles and two walks.  For the season he is hitting .288/.396/.413 in 80 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Virgil Vasquez made one start, pitching a nine-inning complete game.  He gave up no runs on five hits and no walks with eight strikeouts.  For the season he is 5-5, 3.63, 1.20 WHIP with 71 strikeouts in 91.2 innings (14 starts, 2 relief appearances).

FORT MYERS

Position player:  Aderlin Mejia was 7-for-18 with five stolen bases.  For the season he is hitting .270/.352/.328 with 12 stolen bases in 189 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Brett Lee made one start, pitching 6.2 innings.  He gave up no runs on five hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.  For the season he is 6-2, 1.85, 1.20 WHIP with 38 strikeouts in 58.1 innings (10 starts, 2 relief appearances).

CEDAR RAPIDS

Position player:  Alex Swim was 12-for-25 with three doubles and two walks.  For the season he is hitting .364/.403/.424 in 66 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Aaron Slegers made one start, pitching seven innings.  He gave up one run on two hits and one walk with seven strikeouts.  For the season he is 6-6, 4.89, 1.20 WHIP with 71 strikeouts in 95.2 innings (17 starts).

ELIZABETHTON

Position player:  Max Murphy wins the award for the third week in a row.  He was 12-for-24 with three doubles, two home runs, five walks, and two stolen bases.  For the season he is hitting .416/.515/.792 with 3 stolen bases in 77 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Keaton Steele appeared in two games, pitching 4.1 innings.  He gave up no runs on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  For the season he is 0-0, 2.92, 1.14 WHIP with 8 strikeouts in 12.1 innings (6 appearances)

GCL TWINS

Position player:  Rafael P. Valera  was 6-for-17 with a double, a triple, two walks, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .318/.434/.409 with 1 stolen base in 44 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Alexis Tapia made one start and one relief appearance, pitching seven innings.  He gave up one run on three hits and no walks with seven strikeouts.  For the season he is 2-0, 3.29, 1.10 WHIP with 12 strikeouts in 13.2 innings (2 starts, 2 relief apperances)

DSL TWINS

Position player:  Jermaine Palacios was 11-for-21 with three doubles, a triple, a walk, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .313/.454/.482 with 9 stolen bases in 83 at-bats.

Pitchers:  Jose Martinez made one start, pitching seven innings.  He gave up no runs on one hit and no walks with six strikeouts.  For the season he is 1-0, 1.82, 0.94 WHIP with 18 strikeouts in 29.2 innings (2 starts, 8 relief appearances).  Robener Cabrera made two relief appearances, pitching eight innings.  He gave up no runs on two hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.  For the season he is 3-2, 4.83, 1.36 WHIP with 28 strikeouts in 3.12 innings (5 starts, 4 relief appearances).