PCL1 Iowa Cubs

Christian Villanueva Named PCL Player of the Week

Published on June 8, 2015 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Iowa Cubs News Release


DES MOINES, Iowa (June 8, 2015) - The Pacific Coast League announced on Monday Iowa infielder Christian Villanueva has been named Player of the Week for the week of June 1-7.

Villanueva hit .333 (10-for-30) with four homers, two doubles, a triple, 12 RBI, nine runs and two walks last week. He hit home runs on four consecutive nights from June 1-4, a career best. It was the first time an I-Cub had homered in four straight games since Scott Moore did it July 15-17, 2007.

The 23-year-old led in the league in home runs, RBI, total bases (26) and slugging (.867) over last week. He ranked second in runs and extra-base hits (11).

Villanueva is the first I-Cub to win a weekly award this season, and first since Arismendy Alcantara won Player of the Week June 23-29, 2014. It is Villanueva's first weekly award since winning Southern League Player of the Week in September of 2013.

The Mexico native was signed by the Texas Rangers as a non-drafted free agent in 2008. He was acquired by the Chicago Cubs on July 31, 2012 in a trade along with pitcher Kyle Hendricks in exchange for pitcher Ryan Dempster.

Villanueva is hitting .285 (41-for-144) with seven home runs, eight doubles and 25 RBI in 42 games for Iowa this season. He began the year with Double-A Tennessee, where he hit .208 (5-for-24) with two home runs and seven RBI in six games.

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