Liriano Player of the Week
June 14, 2011 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - TinCaps OF Rymer Liriano was named Midwest League Player of the Week on Monday for the second time in three weeks. He batted .536 and piled up seven stolen bases.
Liriano, 19, went 15-for-28 with a double, two homers, five RBI and swiped seven bases during the week. He is on a 15-game hit streak which has raised his batting average from .236 to .310; he has reached base in 21 straight games.
On Wednesday against the Beloit Snappers, Liriano went 5-for-6 with a home run. It was the first time a Fort Wayne hitter had a five-hit game since Cedric Hunter did it in August 2007.
The TinCaps open a four-game, three-day homestand against the Dayton Dragons (Class-A Cincinnati Reds) with a doubleheader Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. RHPs Zach Cates (1-3) and Keyvius Sampson are the projected starters for Fort Wayne.
Midwest League Stories from June 14, 2011
- Kernels split doubleheader at Beloit - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- TinCaps swept by Dayton in twinbill - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Wisconsin Tops Chiefs in Wild One on Tuesday - Peoria Chiefs
- Wisconsin Rallies To Keep Playoff Hopes Alive - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Dragons Complete DH Sweep - Dayton Dragons
- Snappers Split Important Double Header - Beloit Sky Carp
- Bailey, Mateo Lead Hot Rods To 6th Straight Win - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Martinez, Bandits Shut out Clinton 5-0 - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Kings Can't Touch Martinez, River Bandits - Clinton LumberKings
- Bees Clinch Playoff Spot with 4-3 Win - Burlington Bees
- Cougars Fall in Opener in Burlington - Kane County Cougars
- Hutchison, Brisker down Hawks, 6-1 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Loons Beat Captains 3-1 - Lake County Captains
- Josh Smith Lifts Dragons to Win in Opener - Dayton Dragons
- Silver Hawks Skid Reaches Four - South Bend Silver Hawks
- Home Run Derby Participants Announced - Quad Cities River Bandits
- RHP Daniel Webb Heads to DL - Lansing Lugnuts
- Liriano Added to MWL All-Star Roster - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Kane County Cougars Homestand Preview: June 17-19 - Kane County Cougars
- MWL All-Stars Roster Revisions Announced - MWL1
- Former First Rounder Kyle Lotzkar Joins Dragons - Dayton Dragons
- Cougars Lose All-Star to Promotion - Kane County Cougars
- Seth Fowler Rejoins Kernels; Caleb Graham to Inland Empire - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Custom Fifth Third Ballpark Playhouse to be Raffled off for Charity - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Dragons Gameday for Tuesday, June 14 - Dayton Dragons
- Liriano Player of the Week - Fort Wayne TinCaps
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