
International League Names Players of the Week
June 27, 2016 - International League (IL1) News Release
The International League announced today that Scranton/Wilkes-ÂBarre outfielder Aaron Judge and Pawtucket pitcher Sean O'Sullivan have been named the League's Batter and Pitcher of the Week for the period from June 20-Â26.  Each is the second member of his respective club to claim an IL weekly award in 2016.  Judge follows Kyle Higashioka (June 6-Â12), while O'Sullivan follows fellow pitcher Henry Owens (April 7-Â10).Â
AARON JUDGE, Scranton/Wilkes-ÂBarre RailRiders IL BATTER OF THE WEEK
SWB's Aaron Judge smashed his way to the IL Batter of the Week Award by pacing the circuit with seven extra-Âbase hits, 29 total bases, a 1.208 slugging percentage, and five home runs to go along with a .458 batting average and 9 RBI.  He led the RailRiders to a 9-Â2 win over Toledo on Tuesday with his first career two-Âhomer game, part of a 4-Âhit effort that included 3 RBI.  On Thursday he began a string of three consecutive games with a long ball, ending the week tied for the League-Âlead with 15 home runs for the season.  Judge is also in the top five in the IL in RBI, runs scored, slugging, total bases, and extra-Âbase hits.  24-Âyear-Âold Aaron Judge is in his third season as a professional player after being selected by the Yankees in the 1st  round of the 2013 MLB draft.  The 6'7" outfielder got his first taste of Triple-ÂA last season, hitting .224 with eight homers in 61 games with Scranton/WB.  He has yet to make his Major League debut.  Judge is a native of Linden, California.
SEAN O'SULLIVAN, Pawtucket Red Sox IL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Right-Âhander Sean O'Sullivan delivered a pair of wins for the PawSox this week, accumulating ten strikeouts without walking a batter in a League-Âhigh 15.0 innings pitched.  He matched a season-Âhigh on Monday by going 8.0 innings in Pawtucket's 4-Â1 victory against Syracuse.  For the first time since early April he didn't allow a walk, a feat he then repeated Saturday night against Scranton/WB.  This time O'Sullivan tossed 7.0 innings of shutout baseball, striking out six and allowing just four RailRiders to reach base.  This week's performance gave O'Sullivan a team-Âbest six wins on the season while lowering his ERA to 2.79, 7th -Âbest in the IL.
 28-Âyear-Âold Sean O'Sullivan is in his 11th  season as a professional pitcher and first in the Red Sox organization after signing as a free agent in December.  He is a veteran of 69 games in the majors with the Angels, Royals, Padres, Phillies, and Red Sox.  O'Sullivan is a native of San Diego, California.
International League Stories from June 27, 2016
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- Ramos' Bat, Wilkerson's Arm Propel Sox Past Wings - Pawtucket Red Sox
- Pigs Drop Series Opener to Clippers, 5-3 - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- PawSox Top Wings 6-2 - Rochester Red Wings
- Bats Lose Series Opener, 3-1 - Louisville Bats
- Hens Unable to Wright Ship in Game One - Toledo Mud Hens
- Green & Co. Blank Chiefs - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- New-Look Chiefs Fall to RailRiders - Syracuse Mets
- Knights Postponed on Monday Due to Inclement Weather - Charlotte Knights
- From Indy Ball To... One Step from the Show - Rochester Red Wings
- LHV Game Notes - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- SWB Game Notes - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- RailRiders Announce Hope Week Activities - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- Peter Promoted to Charlotte, Parrino & Marin Placed on DL - Charlotte Knights
- Bisons Notes - Buffalo at Louisville (7:05 p.m.) - Buffalo Bisons
- Dalier Hinojosa to Rehab at Coca-Cola Park - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- IronPigs Open Series with Columbus - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- Bostick, Collier, Lopez Added to Chiefs' Roster - Syracuse Mets
- Berrios Named Batavia Downs Player of the Week - Rochester Red Wings
- Judge Named Batter of the Week - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- International League Names Players of the Week - IL1
- Reds' Right-Hander Homer Bailey to Make Rehab Start Tonight - Louisville Bats
- Glasnow Looks to Continue Remarkable Run - Indianapolis Indians
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