Players of the Week: Week of August 31

Our last weekly honors.

ROCHESTER (6-2)

Batter:  Danny Ortiz was 10-for-30 with three home runs, a double, and a walk.  For the season he hit .248/.295/.430 in 484 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Taylor Rogers made two starts, pitching thirteen innings.  He gave up two runs on thirteen hits and one walk with eleven strikeouts.  For the season he was 11-12, 3.98, 1.34 WHIP with 126 strikeouts in 174 innings (27 starts, 1 relief appearance).

CHATTANOOGA (3-4)

Batter:  Shannon Wilkerson was 10-for-27 with a triple, a double, three walks, and two stolen bases.  For the season he hit .292/.355/.378 and was 11-for-12 in stolen bases in 185 at-bats.

Pitcher:  D. J. Baxendale made one start, pitching 5.2 innings.  He gave up one run on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts.  For the season he was 7-5, 3.80, 1.40 WHIP with 40 walks and 92 strikeouts in 118.1 innings (21 starts, 2 relief appearances).

FORT MYERS (4-2)

Batter:  Chad Christensen was 6-for-11 with two triples, a double, two walks, and a stolen base.  For the season he hit .257/.327/.327 and was 22-for-29 in stolen bases in 404 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Luke Westphal made two starts, pitching 9.2 innings.  He gave up one run on thirteen hits and three walks with ten strikeouts.  For the season he was 5-6, 2.76, 1.48 WHIP with 23 walks and 53 strikeouts in 65.1 innings (11 starts, 11 relief appearances).

CEDAR RAPIDS (4-4)

Batter:  T. J. White was 8-for-23 with two doubles, three walks, and a stolen base.  For the season he hit .266/.359/.371 and was 13-for-17 in stolen bases in 380 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Felix Jorge made one start and one relief appearance, pitching 9.2 innings.  He gave up one run on nine hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.  For the season he was 6-7, 2.79, 1.06 WHIP with 32 walks and 114 strikeouts in 142 innings (22 starts, 1 relief appearance).