Southern League Hitter and Pitcher of the Week Awards
July 2, 2007 - Southern League (SL1) News Release
Hitter of the Week
JOHN JASO, C, MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
Jaso was a model of consistency during the week, stringing together four consecutive multi-hit games and producing run and RBI streaks of five and four games, respectively. The 23-year-old Jaso collected three hits and scored twice in a 9-5 victory at Mississippi on June 26. Two days later, the native of McKinleyville, CA singled, doubled and drove in two runs to lead the Biscuits to an 8-0 triumph over the Braves. Jaso belted a two-run homer in an 8-2 victory against Mississippi on June 29 and capped the month with two hits, including an RBI double, in a 4-3 loss to Birmingham. Jaso, who leads all full-season minor league catchers with a .333 average, was selected to play for the South Division in next week's Southern League All-Star Game. It marked the fourth time since he was chosen in the 12th round of the 2003 draft that Jaso received the distinction of being a league All-Star.
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG
Jaso 24 7 10 2 0 1 6 0 .417
Pitcher of the Week
JOHNNY CUETO, RHP, CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS
Cueto made a splash in his first two starts in the Southern League, recording a circuit-best 19 strikeouts during the week. In his first start since being promoted from Class-A Sarasota, Cueto allowed one run and five hits in six innings of a 10-1 win at Huntsville on June 26. Five days later, on an afternoon when the Lookouts welcomed their 2,000,000th fan, the 21-year-old Cueto matched the Southern League-high for strikeouts in a game this season with 13 against Carolina. In a game that was suspended with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cueto allowed only three hits in seven frames to run his scoreless streak to 13 innings since surrendering a homer to the first Double-A batter he faced. A native of San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, Cueto was tied for second in the minor leagues with three shutouts and tied for sixth with 15 wins last year.
W-L IP SO BB H ERA SV
Cueto 1-0 13.0 19 3 8 0.69 0
Southern League Stories from July 2, 2007
- Biscuits Reign On, Top Barons, 9-4 - Montgomery Biscuits
- Mudcats Pound Lookouts, 10-5 - Carolina Mudcats
- Suns Homestand Concludes Tuesday Night - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Raglani Homers Twice as Suns Defeat BayBears - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Mudcats Too Much for Lookouts - Chattanooga Lookouts
- Smokies Make it Three in a Row - Knoxville Smokies
- BayBears Fall to Jacksonville, 6-2 - Mobile BayBears
- Braves Still Slumping - Mississippi Braves
- Mudcats Win Rain-Suspended Game, 1-0 - Carolina Mudcats
- Mudcats Game Notes - Carolina Mudcats
- Montgomery Biscuits Roster Transaction - Montgomery Biscuits
- Bullock to Myrtle Beach, Moises Hernandez Back to Mississippi - Mississippi Braves
- Mudcats Return Home For Fourth Of July - Carolina Mudcats
- Independence Day Celebration Highlights Braves Upcoming Homestand - Mississippi Braves
- North Division Starting Lineup for 2007 Southern League All-Star Game - SL1
- Southern League Hitter and Pitcher of the Week Awards - SL1
- Three formers Smokies on MLB All-Star Roster - Knoxville Smokies
- Diamond Jaxx to Play Doubleheader on Monday, July 2nd Beginning at 5:05pm - Jackson Generals
- Smokies chop down Braves 2-1 - Knoxville Smokies
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