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Mayberry Hits .524, Hellickson Wins Two To Earn Player Of The Week Honors

Published on April 19, 2010 under International League (IL1) News Release


The International League announced today that Lehigh Valley outfielder John Mayberry and Durham pitcher Jeremy Hellickson have been named the League's Batter and Pitcher of the Week for the period from April 12-18.

JOHN MAYBERRY, Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL BATTER OF THE WEEK

Lehigh Valley's John Mayberry led the International League with a .524 batting average (11-21), a .583 on-base percentage, and 8 runs scored during the past week. This came on the heels of a difficult first week for Mayberry, who hit just .167 in the season's first four games and was dropped from third to seventh in the IronPigs batting order before Monday's game at Pawtucket. Mayberry responded by collecting hits in all six games this week, including going 5-7 with a double, a triple,

2 RBI and three runs scored in Lehigh Valley's two-game series at Pawtucket. On Saturday, Mayberry was returned to the three-hole in the lineup and promptly went 3-3 with three doubles,

2 RBI, and four runs scored against Syracuse. Mayberry is now the third member of the IronPigs ever to win an IL Batter of the Week award, joining Andy Tracy (a three-time winner since 2008) and Michael Taylor (August 10-16, 2009).

26-year-old John Mayberry is in his sixth season of professional baseball. A former 1st round draft pick for Texas, Mayberry was dealt to Philadelphia prior to the 2009 season. Last year, he made his Major League debut for the Phillies, homering off of Andy Pettitte at Yankee Stadium for his first big league hit. Mayberry's father, John Sr., was a two-time American League All-Star in the 1970's. Mayberry is a native of Kansas City, Missouri.

JEREMY HELLICKSON, Durham Bulls IL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson won a pair of starts during the past week, allowing just two runs and leading the IL with 14.0 innings pitched and 15 strikeouts. In the process, he pushed his 2010 record to 3-0, with all three victories coming against intradivisional foes. Tuesday night at Gwinnett, Hellickson surrendered just four hits and one run in 6.1 innings while walking one and striking out seven to lead the Bulls to a 3-1 win. Last night he defeated Norfolk for the second time this season, going two outs deep into the 8th inning while again allowing four hits, one run, and one walk. He struck out eight Tides as Durham cruised to a 10-1 victory. For the season, Hellickson leads the League with three wins, 21 strikeouts, and 19.0 innings pitched. He has won 9 of his 12 starts for the Bulls since being promoted to Triple-A late last season. His 7.2 innings pitched Sunday represents his longest outing at this classification.

Jeremy Hellickson, who turned 23 on Opening Day, is in his fifth full season as a professional player. In late July of 2009, Hellickson was promoted from Double-A Montgomery to Durham. He went 6-1 with a 2.51 ERA for the Bulls down the stretch, and was named Most Valuable Player of the 2009 Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game. Hellickson is a native of Des Moines, Iowa.

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