Bergeron wins weekly award for second straight week
July 28, 2008 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Ottawa Voyageurs News Release
(OTTAWA) July 28, 2008 - The official statistician of the Can-Am League, PA-Sportsticker, has selected Ottawa Rapidz INF Jabe Bergeron as the Teamline Direct Batter of the Week.
Bergeron hit .609 with two home runs and eight RBI in six games this past week for Ottawa. He collected 14 hits, four of which were doubles, scored eight runs and slugged 1.043. Bergeron on the year is batting .387 with eight home runs, 42 RBI, 84 hits and 19 doubles. The Keene, NH native is first in the Can-Am in batting average and on-base percentage (.454), second in hits and slugging percentage (.594) and third in runs scored (49). This is the second straight week the Rapidz INF has won the Batter of the Week award.
The 26-year-old was a non-drafted signee of the New York Mets in June of 2004. He spent a little over a season in the Mets system before joining Elmira of the Can-Am League in 2005. Bergeron spent the 2006 season with Nashua and Worcester and in 2007 with Sussex.
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