International League Players of the Week

April 17, 2017 - International League (IL1) News Release

International League Players of the Week
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The International League announced today that Gwinnett outfielder Lane Adams and Columbus right-hander Mike Clevinger have been named the League's Batter and Pitcher of the Week for the period from April 10-16. Adams becomes the first IL Batter of the Week from the Gwinnett Braves since Joey Terdoslavich was so honored late in the 2014 season. Over that same timespan Columbus had just one pitcher claim IL weekly honors prior to Clevinger, which was Adam Plutko last August.

LANE ADAMS, Gwinnett Braves IL BATTER OF THE WEEK Braves outfielder Lane Adams hit .450 over the past week and was atop the League leaderboard with three home runs, eight RBI, 19 total bases, and a .950 slugging percentage. Adams did major damage on consecutive days against Norfolk early in the week, banging out four hits including two homers with six RBI on Tuesday before adding two more hits Wednesday along with a highlight-reel leaping catch at the wall. He crushed his fourth homer of the season Sunday, tying him for the IL-lead on the season. He also paces the circuit in slugging percentage (.719) and is tied for 2nd with 11 RBI.

27-year-old Lane Adams is in his first season with the Braves organization after signing as a free agent this past December. He was originally selected by Kansas City in the 13th round of the 2009 draft. He was the Royals 2013 Minor League Player of the Year and made his big league debut the following season. Adams is a native of Talihina, Oklahoma.

MIKE CLEVINGER, Columbus Clippers IL PITCHER OF THE WEEK 2016 International League All-Star hurler Mike Clevinger is off to a hot start once again this season. He picked up a pair of wins for Columbus this past week, striking out a League-best 17 hitters without allowing a run over 13.0 innings of work. He led the Clippers to a 2-0 shutout at Indianapolis Tuesday, scattering four hits with nine punchouts in 7.0 innings. Back home Sunday afternoon against Louisville, he tossed 6.0 scoreless frames as Columbus rolled to an 8-0 victory. Clevinger sits atop the League for 2017 in both innings pitched (19.0) and strikeouts (25), while his ERA through three starts sits at a very impressive 0.47.

26-year-old Mike Clevinger is in his seventh season as a professional pitcher. He was a 4th -round draft choice of the Angels in 2011, then three years later he was traded to the Indians in a mid-August deal. He made his Triple-A debut in the 2015 Governors' Cup playoffs while his first taste of the big leagues came for Cleveland last season. Including the postseason, he is 15-1 with a 2.26 ERA in his career as an International League pitcher. Clevinger is a native of Jacksonville, Florida.

G AVG H AB R 2B 3B HR RBI SLUG BB SB Week: 5 .450 9 20 7 1 0 3 8 .950 1 2 Season: 8 .313 10 32 8 1 0 4 11 .719 1 2

G GS CG SHO W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO SV Week: 2 2 0 0 2-0 0.00 13.0 7 0 0 3 17 0 Season: 3 3 0 0 2-0 0.47 19.0 9 1 1 5 25 0

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