Players of the Week

For the week ended Sunday.

ROCHESTER

Position player:  Eric Farris was 11-for-21 with two doubles and a walk.  For the season he is hitting .278/.315/.346 in 457 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Lester Oliveros made three appearances, pitching 5.1 innings.  He gave up no runs on five hits and three walks with eight strikeouts.  For the season, he is 1-1, 4 saves, 1.97, 1.09 WHIP with 48 strikeouts in 32 innings (21 relief appearances).

NEW BRITAIN

Position player:  Kyle Knudson was 6-for-13 with four doubles and two walks.  For the season he is hitting .206/.258/.263 in 228 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Pat Dean made one start, pitching eight innings.  He gave up no runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  For the season he is 8-9, 4.93, 1.58 WHIP with 81 strikeouts in 137 innings (25 starts).

FORT MYERS

Position player:  Max Kepler was 6-for-22 with two doubles, two home runs, and two walks.  For the season he is hitting .260/.333/.391.

Pitcher:  Steven Gruver made one start, pitching five innings.  He gave up no runs on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  For the season he is 4-6, 2 saves, 2.81, 1.34 WHIP with 52 strikeouts in 80 innings.

CEDAR RAPIDS

Position player:  Engelb Vielma was 10-for-29 with a double, a home run, a walk, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .264/.314/.325 with 10 stolen bases in 394 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Chih-Wei Hu made two starts, pitching twelve innings.  He gave up no runs on seven hits and one walk with nine strikeouts.  For the season he is 7-1, 1.94, 0.90 WHIP with 43 strikeouts in 51 innings (8 starts, 1 relief appearance).

ELIZABETHTON

Position player:  Trey Vavra was 9-for-24 with two doubles and four walks.  For the season he is hitting .319/.395/.460 in 163 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Sam Gibbons made one start, pitching seven innings.  He gave up no runs on one hit and two walks with eight strikeouts.  For the season he is 4-4, 3.28, 1.21 WHIP with 60 strikeouts in 60.1 innings (11 starts).

GCL TWINS

Position player:  Rainis Silva was 8-for-19 with four doubles and two walks.  For the season he is hitting .281/.307/.356 in 146 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Callan Pearce made two relief appearances, pitching 6.2 innings.  He gave up no runs on three hits and one walk with four strikeouts.  For the season he is 1-2, 6.29, 1.60 WHIP with 21 strikeouts in 24.1 innings (17 relief appearances).

DSL TWINS

Position player:  Jorge Parra was 6-for-14 with a double and three walks.  For the season he hit .260/.356/.345 in 177 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Moises Gomez made one start, pitching 4.1 innings.  He gave up no runs on four hits and no walks with six strikeouts.  For the season he was 1-2, 2.03, 1.35 WHIP with 30 strikeouts in 26.2 innings (5 starts, 4 relief appearances).