NWL names players of the week
Published on August 16, 2004 under Northwest League (NWL1) News Release
The Sports Network has tabbed Yakima Bears outfielder Chris Carter and Boise Hawks hurler JR Mathes the Northwest League Players of the Week ending Sunday, August 15th.
The 21-year old Carter batted .357 (10-for-28), but slugged a league-leading five home runs and drove in a league best 15 RBI. In addition, he was among league leaders in slugging (.893), on-base-percentage (.486) and runs scored (9).
Carter had hit safely in all seven games he played in last week and eight games overall. He has scored at least one run in each of his last six games and belted homers in five of his last six games as the Bears went 4-3 for the week.
Carter homered in three straight games against Eugene starting on Tuesday, August 10th. He also homered against Spokane both Saturday and Sunday nights.
Carter is batting .336 in 56 games this season, slugging 12 home runs and driving in 53 runs.
Mathes registered a 2-0 record and a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings of work last week. He allowed nine hits and just three earned runs, striking out eight and walking but three. He held opponents to a .225 batting average.
The southpaw allowed just three hits and one earned run to notch his first professional win, a 3-1 verdict over Tri-City Tuesday night.
Sunday night, we not nearly as sharp, but still held on for an 8-7 victory over Salem-Keizer. Mathes surrendered just six hits and two earned run in six innings of work, striking out three and walking none.
In his nine outings, five of which have been in a starting role, Mathes is 2-0 with a 3.89 ERA. In 37 innings, he has allowed 33 hits, 16 earned runs, striking out 34 while walking but seven batters.
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