Scott Hodges Named PCL Batter of the Week
July 21, 2003 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Edmonton Trappers News Release
EDMONTON, AB - Edmonton Trapper third baseman Scott Hodges has been named the Batter of the Week in the Pacific Coast League for the week of July 14-20. Hodges batted .474 (9-for-19) with three home runs and 10 RBI in five games during the week. He scored six runs, had one double, posted a .500 on-base percentage and slugged 1.000. Hodges' performance helped the Trappers take four of five games from the Tucson Sidewinders. Edmonton is in first place in the North Division, five games ahead of the second-place Salt Lake Stingers. Hodges is the first Edmonton player to receive a Player of the Week award in 2003.
The Louisville, Kentucky native had three, three-hit games this past week. He homered, had three hits and drove in three runs in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday night, then hit a game-winning longball in the top of the eighth inning on Saturday and capped the week by going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a double, a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 6-3 victory by the Trappers.
Hodges, 24, is batting .469 (28-for-69) with five home runs and 18 RBI in 18 games in July. He has scored 12 runs and has nine extra-base hits (four doubles, five home runs) this month. Hodges opened the month by hitting safely in 13 consecutive games, a season-high for the third baseman. Overall this season he is batting .298 (104-for-349) with 10 home runs and 48 RBI in 88 games.
Hodges was originally selected by the Montreal Expos in the first round (38th overall) of the 1997 draft. He was rated by Baseball America as the ninth-best prospect in the Expos farm system before the season and is in his first season at the Triple-A level. In 676 career minor league games Hodges has 52 home runs and 353 RBI. He has a career .276 batting average (699-for-2530).
The next Trapper home game will be on Monday, July 21 when the club will take on the Las Vegas 51s. The game will begin at 7:05 PM. Tickets for all regular season home games are on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 451-8000. For more information call 414-4450.
Pacific Coast League Stories from July 21, 2003
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- Gonzalez Shuts Down Trappers - Edmonton Trappers
- Abbott Lifts Winders to Win in Salt Lake - Tucson Sidewinders
- Sounds Keep Rolling With 11-7 Win In Oklahoma - Nashville Sounds
- Former LSU Pitcher Joins Zephyrs - New Orleans Baby Cakes
- Scott Hodges Named PCL Batter of the Week - Edmonton Trappers
- Inclement Weather Postpones R.B.I. Event - Nashville Sounds
- Redbirds Return Home Monday - Memphis Redbirds
- Meadows, Hodges Take PCL Nods - PCL1
- August 28 Game Time Change Announced - Nashville Sounds
- Near-Perfect Outing Nets Meadows PCL Pitcher-of-the-Week Honor - Nashville Sounds
- Greer Stadium To Host R.B.I. Games On Tuesday - Nashville Sounds
- 51's Snap Sox 6-Game Winning Streak - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- Trappers Lead North Division by Five Games - Edmonton Trappers
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