International League Names Players Of The Week
September 8, 2009 - International League (IL1) News Release
The International League announced today that Rochester first baseman Brock Peterson and Toledo pitcher Ryan Ketchner have been named the League's final Batter and Pitcher of the Week for 2009, representing the period from August 31-September 7. Peterson is the first member of the Red Wings to win an IL weekly award this season, while Ketchner becomes the fifth Toledo player to be so honored.
BROCK PETERSON, Rochester Red Wings IL BATTER OF THE WEEK
Rochester first baseman Brock Peterson hit .484 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI over the last eight days of the regular season to earn IL Batter of the Week honors. Beginning on Monday, August 31, Peterson went on a five-game tear, during which he hit an amazing .765 (13-17) with two doubles, a triple, and two homers. The late-season surge pushed Peterson above the .300 mark at the conclusion of his rookie campaign at the Triple-A level. In 99 games with the Red Wings this season, Peterson hit .304 with 10 home runs and 43 RBI.
25-year-old Brock Peterson is in his seventh season as a professional player. He was selected by Minnesota in the 49th round of the 2002 draft. He spent the bulk of the last two seasons with
Double-A New Britain, with whom he hit .274 with 29 home runs and 131 RBI in 221 games. Peterson is a native of Centralia, Washington.
G AVG H AB R 2B 3B HR RBI SLUG BB SB
Week: 8 .484 15 31 9 2 1 2 8 .806 2 0
Season: 99 .304 96 316 47 18 2 10 43 .468 34 0
RYAN KETCHNER, Toledo Mud Hens IL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
This week left-hander Ryan Ketchner saw his first action at the Triple-A level since going 1-11 for Portland in 2007, and he made the most of the opportunity. Ketchner went 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in two starts, allowing just 11 hits and two walks while striking out six in 16.0 innings pitched. Ketchner was released by Seattle after last season and remained unsigned until mid-July when he joined Detroit's Class-A Lakeland team as a free agent. Despite winning just once in ten outings with Lakeland, Ketchner was promoted to Toledo to start Wednesday's game at Indianapolis. He beat the Indians with 7.0 strong innings, scattering five hits and allowing just one run. On the regular season's final day in Columbus, Ketchner delivered his first career complete game 9.0-inning shutout. The Clippers managed just six hits against him all evening.
27-year-old Ryan Ketchner is in his tenth season as a professional player. He reached Triple-A for one game in 2002 (Tacoma), 2004 and 2006 (Las Vegas), before finally spending a full season at the classification in 2007 with Tacoma (going 1-11, 5.62 ERA). Ketchner, who was born legally deaf, spent the 2008 season pitching for Double-A West Tennessee, where he went 7-6 with a 4.75 ERA. Ketchner is a native of Wellsville, New York.
G GS CG SHO W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K SV
Week: 2 2 1 1 2-0 0.56 16.0 11 1 1 2 6 0
Season: 2 2 1 1 2-0 0.56 16.0 11 1 1 2 6 0
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