Southern League Names Pitcher and Player of the Week
August 31, 2015 - Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA - The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs announces its Pitcher and Player of the Week for August 24 through 30. Righthander Adrian Houser of the Biloxi Shuckers was selected as the Pitcher of the Week while Jackson Generals second baseman Tyler Bortnick earned Player of the Week honors.
In 13.0 total innings over a pair of scoreless starts, Adrian Houser of Biloxi went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and seven strikeouts against five hits and three walks. With a 0.62 WHIP, lowest among pitchers with 10 innings or more, Houser helped keep alive the Shuckers second-half title chances. In his first start, a 9-0 win over Mobile, Houser gave up just two hits and two walks, while striking out three in seven scoreless frames. Five days later, at Mississippi, the Locust Grove, Oklahoma native fired six more shutout innings, while striking out four Braves batters to run his Southern League record to a perfect 4-0. This is the first career weekly award for Houser.
Jackson Generals second baseman Tyler Bortnick had an incredible week at the plate, either leading or tied for the league lead with a .520 batting average, 10 runs scored, 13 hits, five extra-base hits, 22 total bases, three doubles, two homeruns, nine RBI, a .586 on-base percentage, .880 slugging percentage and OPS of 1.466. Bortnick hit safely in six of his seven games played and had more than one hit in four of those contests. His biggest performance of the week came in the Generals 11-3 victory over the North Division second-half leader Montgomery Biscuits. The Mentor, Ohio native collected five base hits in six at-bats with three runs scored, two doubles, and two RBI. Three nights later, the former East Carolina Pirate poked a pair of homeruns in addition to five RBI, a walk and three runs scored in an 8-2 win over the South Division second-half leading Pensacola Blue Wahoos. This is the third career weekly award for Bortnick after he was chosen by the Midwest League in June of 2010 and the Florida State League in June of 2011.
Southern League Stories from August 31, 2015
- Generals Shut out by Pensacola Pitching Prospects Monday - Jackson Generals
- Hader Deals Another Quality Start, But Shuckers Blanked by Braves - Biloxi Shuckers
- Pensacola stays in first with 1-0 win over Jackson - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
- Janas Pitches M-Braves to Victory - Mississippi Braves
- Williams Spins Another Gem as Smokies Win Sixth Straight 9-1 - Knoxville Smokies
- Suns Downed by Smokies 9-1 - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Francescon promoted to Triple-A Iowa; Pugliese transferred from High-A Myrtle Beach - Knoxville Smokies
- Gantt Added; Field to DL - Montgomery Biscuits
- Rohm activated off the DL; Kleinknecht returns to Triple-A Gwinnett - Mississippi Braves
- Bortnick Named Southern League Player of the Week - Jackson Generals
- Biscuits to Host Charities Night on September 4 - Montgomery Biscuits
- Houser Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week - Biloxi Shuckers
- Southern League Names Pitcher and Player of the Week - SL1
- September 5 Game Time Set - Montgomery Biscuits
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