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Cody Clark is Texas League Player of the Week

September 8, 2009 - Texas League (TL1)
Northwest Arkansas Naturals News Release


Catcher Cody Clark has been named as Texas League Player of the Week for the week of August 31st-September 7th, Texas League President Tom Kayser announced Tuesday.

Clark, the 27-year old resident of Conway, is in his second season with the Naturals and had a stellar one, finishing with a .304 average, eight homers, and 32 RBI in 65 games. His batting average would have ranked him as among the league leaders had he had enough at-bats to qualify.

He saved his best work for last, blasting three home runs in the road series at Tulsa which finished off the regular season. His two homers on Sunday evening provided the margin of victory in the Naturals' 6-3 win over Tulsa which clinched the second-half division championship for Northwest Arkansas. Clark batted .421 (8-for-19) in five games through the period and drove in five runs.

Right-hander Casey Mulligan of the Springfield Cardinals was named as the league's Pitcher of the Week.

Naturals' hitters finish the season having brought home five Player of the Week awards for the Texas League in the 2009 season. Kurt Mertins and Ed Lucas each won one, and Jeff Bianchi won the award twice.

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A Texas League affiliate of the Kansas City Royals and play at state-of-the-art Arvest Ballpark, located in Springdale. The Naturals have a toll-free ticket hotline (1-877-444-2637) for fans to purchase Naturals tickets. Our website, nwanaturals.com offers fans the opportunity to purchase tickets online and avoid lines at the ticket windows by printing their tickets at home or at the office.

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