Eastern League announces weekly award winners
June 19, 2006 - Eastern League (EL1) News Release
PORTLAND, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce the Major League Baseball Advanced Media selections for the Eastern League Pitcher and Player of the Week for the week ending June 18th:
Harrisburg Senators third baseman Kory Casto has been named the Eastern League's Player of the Week for the week ending June 18th. The 24-year old had an outstanding week for the Senators, hitting .500 (11-for-22) with two doubles, four home runs, nine RBI, nine runs scored, seven walks, one stolen base and a 1.136 slugging percentage in six games. Casto, a native of Auorora, Oregon, had at least one hit in each game he played in last week, including a 3-for-5 performance with a double and two homers in an 11-9 win over Altoona on Monday. The 6'1", 190 lb. slugger currently leads the league in RBI (49) and is ranked second in on-base percentage (.420) and runs scored (43). Kory, who was ranked by Baseball America as the fifth best prospect in the Nationals organization entering the season, was selected by the Montreal Expos in the third round of the June 2003 draft out of the University of Portland.
Casto's Batting Line for the week ending June 18, 2006:
G Avg. AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG%
6 .500 22 11 2 0 4 9 9 1 7 1.136
Casto's Batting Line for the season:
G Avg. AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG%
67 .302 232 70 16 3 11 49 43 2 49 .539
Willie Collazo, a left-handed starting pitcher for the Binghamton Mets, is the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 18th. Collazo, a native of Miami, Florida, made two starts for the B-Mets last week and was 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA. In his first start of the week the 26-year old struck out five batters and walked one while tossing a five-hit, complete game shutout against New Britain at NYSEG Stadium on Tuesday. In his second appearance of the week the 5'9", 175 lb. hurler limited Trenton to two runs on five hits and struck out six batters in seven innings of work in a no-decision at NYSEG Stadium on Sunday. Willie, who has a record of 6-4 with a 2.23 ERA in 14 games for the B-Mets this season and leads the league in innings pitched (93.0) and WHIP (0.91), was signed by the New York Mets as a free agent during spring training this season.
Collazo's Pitching Line for the week ending June 18, 2006:
G W L S IP H R ER K BB ERA
2 1 0 0 16.0 10 2 2 11 1 1.13
Collazo's Pitching Line for the season:
G W L S IP H R ER K BB ERA
14 6 4 0 93.0 73 26 23 66 12 2.23
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