CPL Names Players of the Week for Week Nine
August 4, 2011 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain) News Release
The Coastal Plain League announced Thursday that Morehead City ¬â¢s Joe Sclafani was named the Rawlings Hitter of the Week, while the Tri-Pitchers of the Week honors went to Asheboro ¬â¢s Joshua White, Florence ¬â¢s Hunter Adkins and Wilmington ¬â¢s Mat Batts for week nine of action (July 26 - August 2).
Sclafani batted a league-best .500 average on the week with 14 hits. The junior from Dartmouth also had a pair of doubles, two homers and five runs scored, to go with a league-high 12 RBIs. Furthermore, Sclafani racked up 22 total bases, had a slugging percentage of .786, an on-base percentage of .559 and was walked five times.
On the mound, White, a junior at Limestone, finished the week with a perfect 0.00 ERA and 1-0 record. He made one start, throwing a complete game shutout on July 29 vs. Petersburg. In nine innings of work, the 6-0, 195-pound right-hander scattered just two hits, while walking one and striking out five. Further, he held opposing batters to just .067 against him.
Meanwhile, Adkins and Batts also threw complete game shutouts in their respective appearances. Adkins, a sophomore at Middle Tennesse State, had his come against Wilmington in game two of a doubleheader on July 29. The 6-4, 195-pound righty pitched seven innings of two-hit baseball, walked one and struck out eight to earn a 0.00 ERA and 1-0 record. Batts, however got the best of Florence in game one of the July 29 twin bill. The sophomore from UNC Wilmington also went seven innings, surrendering just four hits while striking out seven. Such numbers gave the 6-0, 195-pound lefty the win and a perfect 0.00 ERA on the week.
• Discuss this story on the Coastal Plain League message board...
Coastal Plain League Stories from August 4, 2011
- Steamers Hang on for Wild Win to Take 1-0 Series Lead - Edenton Steamers
- Sharks fall in 11 innings in opening game of CPL Petitt Cup Playoffs - Wilmington Sharks
- Four-Run Eleventh Powers Fayetteville Past Wilmington, 5-1, in Game One - Fayetteville SwampDogs
- HiToms drop game one - High Point-Thomasville HiToms
- Lomascolo Hurls Owls Over Asheboro in Playoff Opener - Forest City Owls
- Wendle and Brenner Honored - Edenton Steamers
- Wilson Broadcaster Will Finish the Season in Kinston - Wilson Tobs
- Tobs to Host Fall High School Baseball - Wilson Tobs
- Mat Batts Named Cpl Pitcher of Week - Wilmington Sharks
- Deighan Ties CPL Career Saves Record - Coastal Plain
- CPL Names Players of the Week for Week Nine - Coastal Plain
- Steamers Set CPL Record for Most Wins in a Half - Coastal Plain
- Diamaduros Finishes as CPL Career Hits and RBI Leader - Coastal Plain
- Steamers Set CPL Record for Wins in a Half - Edenton Steamers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
