SL Names Players of the Week
August 10, 2009 - Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA -
Hitter of the Week
JUAN FRANCISCO, 3B, CAROLINA MUDCATS
Francisco recorded five multi-hit games last week - including four consecutive three-hit efforts - to raise his average 19 points to a .283 mark. The slugging third baseman led the league with three homers and finished third with nine RBI, and now leads the circuit with 22 long balls and 74 RBI. He also led the league in hits (16), doubles (7), slugging percentage (1.032), extra-base hits (10) and runs (9). Francisco, who recorded a hit in all seven games last week, started his three-hit game streak August 4 at Tennessee. He batted 3-for-5 and added a homer and two RBI. The next day, the Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic native torched the Smokies again, this time with two home runs and four RBI. Baseball America ranked Francisco as Cincinnati's eighth-best prospect entering the season.
Pitcher of the Week
JOSE ORTEGANO, LHP, MISSISSIPPI BRAVES
Since joining the M-Braves on July 28, Ortegano has three wins in his first three Double- A starts and has allowed just two earned runs in 20 innings. In two starts last week, the 22-year-old lefty struck out 15 in 13 innings and surrendered only one earned run. On August 3 against Montgomery, Ortegano struck out seven batters and yielded just four singles in six scoreless innings. He turned in another stellar performance on August 9 at Huntsville, and allowed one earned run on eight hits through seven innings. He struck out eight more batters, and now has 21 strikeouts and three walks in 20 Double-A innings. The native of Maracaibo, Venezuela was signed as a nondrafted free agent in 2003.
Southern League Stories from August 10, 2009
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- BayBears wrap up road trip with victory - Mobile BayBears
- BayBears salvage finale, cruise to 7-1 win - Montgomery Biscuits
- Complete game for Hill earns series win for Diamond Jaxx - Jackson Generals
- West Tenn tops Carolina, 7-1 - Carolina Mudcats
- Lookouts pillage Suns, 10-2 - Chattanooga Lookouts
- Lookouts take series with Monday win - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- 2010 Mississippi Braves Schedule Released - Mississippi Braves
- Heyward Earns Topps Southern League Player of the Month Award - SL1
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- Pack the Park with Langham & Sanders - Montgomery Biscuits
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