Brendan Donovan Named MWL Player of the Month for July
August 6, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1) News Release
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Minor League Baseball announced today Peoria Chiefs third baseman, Brendan Donovan, has been selected as the Uncle Ray's Player of the Month for July. In recognition of the honor, Donovan will receive an award from Minor League Baseball and Uncle Ray's, the "Official Potato Chip of Minor League Baseball".
Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals) third baseman Brendan Donovan led the Midwest League in batting average (.390), on-base percentage (.489), slugging percentage (.675) and OPS (1.164), while finishing second in runs (24) and third in doubles (nine) and triples (two). Donovan recorded 10 multi-hit games in July, including five straight from July 17-21, which helped raise his season average from .227 to .268. Donovan, 22, was selected by St. Louis in the seventh round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Alabama.
Donovan, as Player of the Month, joins the following Midwest League July award winners named weekly.
Week Batter/Team Pitcher/Team
7/1-7/7 Alek Thomas, Kane County (ARI) Andrew Cabezas, Cedar Rapids (MIN) (.500/.522/.950, 5 G, 10-for-20, 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 K) (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 9 IP, 1 SHO, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 HBP, 1 BB, 7 K)
7/8-7/14 Daniel Schneemann, Lake County (CLE) Kai-Wei Teng, Cedar Rapids (MIN) (.632/.650/.789, 5 G, 12-for-19, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB, 0 K) (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K)
7/15/7/21 Brendan Donovan, Peoria (STL) Andy Fisher, Dayton (CIN) (.560/.593/.920, 6 G, 14-for-25, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 8 R, 1 BB, 5 K) (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 HBP, 0 BB, 8 K)
7/22-7/28 Thomas Dillard, Wisconsin (MIL) Brailyn Marquez, South Bend (CHC) (.350/.462/.900, 6 G, 7-for-20, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB, 7 K) (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 K)
Midwest League Stories from August 6, 2019
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- Road Warriors - Great Lakes Loons
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- Captains Break Tie in 9th, Edge Dragons 5-4 - Dayton Dragons
- Wisconsin Earns Doubleheader Sweep of Chiefs with 5-3 win in Game Two - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Cedeno Homers as Chiefs Drop Twin Bill - Peoria Chiefs
- Donovan Named Uncle Ray's MWL Player of the Month - Peoria Chiefs
- Abrams Makes TinCaps Debut in Tuesday Matinee - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- 'Caps Come Home with Win - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Cougars Shutout for 9th Time - Kane County Cougars
- Lugnuts Wrap up Road Trip with 6-1 Defeat - Lansing Lugnuts
- Bandits Shut out Kane County to Salvage Game in Series - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Josh Winder activated from 7-day Injured List - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Trageton, Witherspoon Lead Hot Rods to 6-1 Win Over Lugnuts - Bowling Green Hot Rods
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- Brendan Donovan Named MWL Player of the Month for July - MWL1
- Rattlers Beat Chiefs 4-1 in Game One - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Dragons Notes for Tuesday - Dayton Dragons
- Outfielder Pruitt Promoted to Dunedin - Lansing Lugnuts
- High School Stars to Shine in Bob Ross Classic - Dayton Dragons
- TinCaps Game Notes: August 6 vs. West Michigan - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Hot Rods Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame to Induct Willie Horton, Ron Oestrike - Lansing Lugnuts
- Padres Add Abrams, 1st-Round Pick, to TinCaps - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Marathon Tilt Ends with Fifth Straight Loss - Clinton LumberKings
- Captains and Dragons Split in Return to Baseball in Dayton - Lake County Captains
- Cardenas, Aranda Homer in Hot Rods in DH Split - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Another Night, Another Late-Inning Win for Beloit - Beloit Sky Carp
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