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Huggins Earns Carolina League Batter of the Week Honors

Published on May 9, 2003 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Frederick Keys News Release


Keys first baseman Mike Huggins was named Carolina League Batter of the Week for the week ending May 7 by the Carolina League office on Thursday, May 8. It's the first such award received by a Keys player this season.

From May 1 to May 7, Huggins batted .577 in 8 games and was 15-for-26 during that period, including 3 doubles and 1 home run. The right-handed hitting first baseman batted in 10 runs and scored 1 run for the Keys during his award-winning week.

A resident of San Antonio, TX, Huggins has reached base safely by hit or walk in 21 consecutive games dating back to April 19. He drove in runs in 6 consecutive games from May 3 to May 7. On the road against the Potomac Cannons on May 4, Huggins hit a two-run double with two outs in the 9th inning that sent the game to extra innings where the Keys would eventually win, 9-8, in 10-innings.

For the season, Huggins is leading the Keys with a .343 batting average and 19 RBI. Huggins also has 2 home runs on the season. He places third on the Carolina League's Batting Top 10 list and is third in the Carolina League with 37 hits for the season.

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