Eastern League Pitcherand Player of the Week Announced
Published on August 9, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1) News Release
PORTLAND, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce the winners of the Eastern League Player of the Week Award and Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Award for the week ending August 8th:
Portland Sea Dogs first baseman Anthony Rizzo has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending August 8th. The 6'3", 220 lb. slugger had an outstanding week for the Sea Dogs, batting .444 (12-for-27) with four doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, seven runs scored and a .926 slugging percentage over six games. The Ft. Lauderdale, Florida native kicked off his week by going 4-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI and three runs scored in a 14-8 victory against Bowie on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field. Anthony turned 21 years old on Sunday and celebrated with his second four hit game of the week, going 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in a 16-8 loss against visiting Richmond on Sunday afternoon. Rizzo ranked first among all Eastern League players in RBI (12) and total bases (25) last week and tied for first in hits (12), extra-base hits (7) and home runs (3). He also finished tied for third in runs scored (7), ranked fourth in slugging percentage (.926) and OPS (1.370) and tied for fourth in doubles (4). Anthony, who is hitting .327 with 11 doubles, five home runs and 24 RBI in 23 games since the All-Star Break, was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round of the 2007 draft out of Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Brooks Brown, a right-handed starting pitcher for the Erie SeaWolves, is the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 8th. The 25-year old made one start for the SeaWolves last week and posted a record of 1-0 with four strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA. Brown, who is a native of Statesboro, Georgia, made his lone appearance of the week on Friday night at Reading and gave up just six hits while pitching a complete game shutout in Erie's 3-0 victory over the R-Phils. He struck out four batters and walked one while improving his record to 10-7 and lowering his ERA to 3.85 on the season. The 6'3", 210 lb. hurler currently leads the league in both complete games (4) and shutouts (2) and is tied for third in wins (10) and WHIP (1.16). Brooks, who also won the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Award earlier this season for the week ending June 20th, was acquired by the Detroit Tigers in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks as compensation for retaining Rule 5 selection James Skelton on April 2, 2009. Brown was originally selected by the Diamondbacks in the supplemental first round of the 2006 draft after putting together a record of 8-4 with a 4.07 ERA in 19 appearances during his junior season at the University of Georgia.
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