Eastern League Announces Bank Of America Weekly Award Winners
April 14, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1) News Release
PORTLAND, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce the Major League Baseball Advanced Media selections for the Bank of America Eastern League Pitcher and Player of the Week Awards for the week ending April 13th:
Binghamton Mets first baseman/outfielder/designated hitter Mike Carp has been named the Bank of America Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending April 13th. The 6'2", 215 lb. slugger is off to an outstanding start for the B-Mets, hitting .474 (18-for-38) with four doubles, four home runs, 13 RBI, eight runs scored, two walks and a .895 slugging percentage in 10 games this season. The 21-year old has reached base in each of the 10 games he has played in this season and he has collected four multiple hit games, including back-to-back four-hit games against Erie on Friday and Saturday. Carp, who is a resident of Cerritos, California, currently leads the league in slugging percentage and is also tied for the league lead in homers, RBI, hits and extra-base hits. Mike, who batted .251 with 11 home runs and 48 RBI in 97 games during his Double-A debut with the B-Mets last season, was selected by the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 2004 draft out of Lakewood High School in California.
Justin Masterson, a right-handed starting pitcher for the Portland Sea Dogs, is the Bank of America Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 13th. Masterson, who went 4-3 with a 4.34 ERA in 10 games with the Sea Dogs last season following a promotion from Single-A Lancaster, has made two starts for Portland this year and is 0-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in nine innings of work. In his season debut for the Sea Dogs the 23-year old surrendered three hits and struck out three batters without issuing a walk over four innings in a no-decision on the road against the New Britain Rock Cats. The 6'6", 250 lb. hurler was even more impressive in his second start of the season last Tuesday at Dodd Stadium, limiting the Defenders to two hits while striking out seven batters in five shutout innings of work. Justin, who is ranked by Baseball America as the 4th best prospect in the Red Sox organization, was chosen by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the 2006 draft out of San Diego State University.
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