International League Names Players of the Week

May 2, 2016 - International League (IL1) News Release

The International League announced today that Columbus third baseman Giovanny Urshela and  Indianapolis pitcher Tyler Glasnow have been named the League's Batter and Pitcher of the Week for  the period from April 25-May 1.  Glasnow follows the previous Batter of the Week, Josh Bell, to make  Indianapolis the first club to win multiple IL weekly awards in 2016.  Prior to Urshela, the last player  from Columbus to be so honored was Audy Ciriaco (Aug. 24-30, 2015).

GIOVANNY URSHELA, Columbus Clippers IL BATTER OF THE WEEK

Clippers third baseman Giovanny Urshela authored an impressive individual turn-around this week.   He entered play Monday hitting just .186 with one homer and 3 RBI for the season.  This week was an  entirely different story, as Urshela reeled off a seven-game hitting streak in which he batted .455 and  led the League with 10 RBI and seven runs scored.  He drove in at least one run in six of those  contests, which were all victories for the League's hottest team.  Columbus has now won eleven  straight games and owns Triple-A Baseball's best record (16-7).  Urshela is the team leader in runs (11)  and RBI (13). 24-year-old Giovanny Urshela is in his eighth season as a professional player after being signed by  Cleveland as a non-drafted free agent in 2008.  He was the organization's Minor League Player of the  Year in 2014.  He's appeared in 81 games with the Indians since 2014.  Urshela is a native of  Cartagena, Colombia.

TYLER GLASNOW, Indianapolis Indians IL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Right-hander Tyler Glasnow turned in a pair of scoreless outings for his Indianapolis Indians this  week, defeating Durham and Norfolk behind a League-best 18 strikeouts.  Tuesday at Durham Bulls  Athletic Park, Glasnow fanned eleven and allowed just two hits and a walk in 6.0 innings to lead the  Indians to a 9-0 shutout victory.  He followed that up with 5.0 more scoreless frames at home on  Sunday against the Tides to improve his record to 2-1.  Glasnow leads the League with 37 strikeouts  this season.  He's part of an Indians rotation that has held opponents to one run or fewer in ten  straight games.    22-year-old Tyler Glasnow is in his fifth season as a professional pitcher after being selected by  Pittsburgh in the 5th round of the 2011 draft.  He's a two-time Pirates Minor League Pitcher of the  Year and has been rated the organization's top overall prospect by MLB.com and Baseball America.   He has yet to make his Major League debut.  Glasnow is a native of Newhall, California.

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