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International League Names Players Of The Week

Published on June 29, 2009 under International League (IL1) News Release


The International League announced today that Columbus third baseman Andy Marte and Syracuse pitcher Garrett Mock have been named the League's Batter and Pitcher of the Week for the period from June 22-28. Marte is the third member of the Clippers to win an IL weekly award this season, following Matt LaPorta (April 20-26) and Jordan Brown (May 18-24), while Mock is the first Syracuse player to be so honored in 2009.

ANDY MARTE, Columbus Clippers IL BATTER OF THE WEEK

Third baseman Andy Marte hit safely in each of his six games this week, resulting in a League-best .478 batting average. He also had an RBI in five of those games, ending the week with a total of

8 RBI, tied for 2nd in the IL. Marte homered Tuesday and again on Wednesday, and Thursday he tied a season-high with 4 RBI at Rochester. He was also 2nd in the IL in on-base percentage for the week (.538). After entering the 2009 season with a lifetime average of .261, Marte is now among the International League's top ten hitters with a .307 average. He leads the Clippers with 9 homers and 40 RBI on the season.

25-year-old Andy Marte is in his ninth professional season after being signed by the Braves as a nondrafted free agent in 2000. Between 2005 and 2007 he appeared in over 300 International League games with Richmond and Buffalo. In 2006 he represented the IL at the Triple-A All-Star Game in Toledo where he won the Home Run Derby. Marte is a native of Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic.

G AVG H AB R 2B 3B HR RBI SLUG BB SB

Week: 6 .478 11 23 4 2 0 2 8 .679 3 1

Season: 59 .307 66 215 27 12 1 9 40 .498 12 2

GARRETT MOCK, Syracuse Chiefs IL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Right-hander Garrett Mock won a pair of starts this week by posting a 0.60 ERA in a League-best 15.0 innings pitched. Mock, who was optioned from Washington earlier this season after 13 relief appearances, is thriving as a starter for Syracuse. On Monday he threw the first shutout of his professional career against Columbus, marking his first complete game in nearly five years. Mock needed just 96 pitches (70 of which were strikes) over 9.0 innings. He struck out ten batters while allowing no walks and just three hits. Sunday at Pawtucket, Mock earned an important victory for the Chiefs, who moved ahead of the Red Sox by a half-game for sole possession of 2nd place in the IL North. Mock surrendered one run on six hits in 6.0 innings, and Syracuse won 6-2. Since returning from Washington in late May, Mock has posted a 2.16 ERA in six starts.

26-year-old Garrett Mock is in his sixth professional season, and just his second pitching above the Double-A level. Last season with Columbus (then Washington's Triple-A affiliate), Mock went 6-3 with a 3.01 ERA in 19 games. He earned a trip to Louisville for the 2008 Triple-A All-Star Game, where he recorded two outs in the 9th inning without allowing a run. Mock is a native of Houston, Texas.

G GS CG SHO W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K SV

Week: 2 2 1 1 2-0 0.60 15.0 9 1 1 1 11 0

Season: 11 6 1 1 3-1 3.65 37.0 27 15 15 12 38 2

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