Hefflinger Named Player of the Week
Published on July 16, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release
Rome, GA - The Rome Braves and the South Atlantic League announce the outfielder Robby Hefflinger has been named as the player of the week from July 9-15, 2012. During that span, Hefflinger batted .600 (12 for 20) with two doubles, one homerun, and six RBI.
As a side note, on July 4th in Greenville, Hefflinger tied a Rome Braves record of six RBI in a single game. Hefflinger joins three other Rome players that also have six RBI in a game: Diory Hernandez at Charleston 7/22/04, Jamie Romak vs. Charleston 6/25/06 and Cody Johnson vs. Charleston 8/7/08.
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