Kory Casto of the Harrisburg Senators named Eastern League's Player of the Month
Published on July 7, 2006 under Eastern League (EL1) News Release
Portland, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce that Harrisburg Senators third baseman/outfielder Kory Casto has been selected as the Eastern League Player of the Month for the month of June. The 24-year old was outstanding during the month of June for the Senators, hitting .344 (32-for-93) with seven doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 29 RBI, 21 runs scored, 19 walks, two stolen bases, a .461 on-base percentage and a .667 slugging percentage in 25 games. Casto, who was ranked by Baseball America as the fifth best prospect in the Nationals organization entering this season, reached base in all but four of the games he played in for the Senators last month and had eight multiple hit games during the month, including five three-hit performances.
The 6'1", 190 lb. slugger currently leads the league in on-base percentage (.411), walks (59) and OPS (.923) and is also ranked among the league leaders in RBI (57-2nd), runs scored (52-2nd), total bases (149-2nd) and home runs (13-tied 4th). Earlier this month Casto was selected to play for the Southern Division in the 2006 Eastern League All-Star Game on July 12 in Altoona and was also named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending June 18, 2006.
Kory was selected by the Montreal Expos in the third round of the June 2003 draft after hitting .338 (69-for-204) with 19 doubles, 14 homers, 57 RBI, 43 runs scored, a .446 on-base percentage and a .637 slugging percentage in 55 games during his junior season at the University of Portland.
Kory Casto's Stats - June 2006
G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG OBP
25 .344 93 32 7 1 7 29 21 2 19 .461 .667
Kory Casto's Stats - 2006 Season
G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG OBP
84 .289 291 84 18 4 13 57 52 3 59 .411 .512
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