Bryan Petersen Named Southern League Hitter of the Week
June 29, 2009 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release
Jacksonville, FL - Suns outfielder Bryan Petersen was named the Southern League Hitter of the Week for June 22-28.
Petersen was the quintessential leadoff hitter for the Suns last week, reaching base 17 times in six games to help Jacksonville to a 5-2 second-half start. After an 0-for-5 performance on Monday, June 22, Petersen rattled off five consecutive multi-hit games, including two three-hit games. He raised his batting average from .267 to .288 during the week and also drove in six runs and scored five times.
Petersen led the league with a .567 on-base percentage this past week, setting the table for teammates Lee Mitchell and Scott Cousins, who combined for 17 RBI on the week. He also paced the circuit with a .480 average (12-for-25) and 12 hits.
Petersen, a native of Northridge, CA, was a fourth round draft pick in 2007 out of UC-Irvine. He is in his first full season at AA after spending the majority of 2008 between single-A Greensboro and Jupiter. Petersen also posted a .351 average in 12 games in AA last season, hitting safely in nine of them.
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