Southern League Names Pitcher and Player of the Week
May 16, 2016 - Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA - The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs announces its Pitcher and Player of the Week for May 9 through 15. The Mobile BayBears swept the weekly honors after righthander Edgar Garcia was selected as the Pitcher of the Week and infielder Kevin Medrano earned Player of the Week.
In just his second start of the year with Mobile, righty Edgar Garcia fired only the second nine-inning, complete game shutout in the Southern League this season. The Dominican Republic native paced his club to a 7-0 victory over the home Mississippi Braves on May 13, allowing just four hits and two walks while striking out seven M-Braves on the night. His 0.67 WHIP was shared for the lowest in the league last week.
Over eight games played last week, BayBears infielder Kevin Medrano had a stranglehold on Southern League pitchers, hitting .556 with five runs, 15 hits, 21 total bases, two doubles, two triples, five RBI and a stolen base. His .600 on-base percentage was best in the league, while a .778 slugging percentage and 1.378 OPS were both top five numbers. Entering the period hitting .286, the Lee's Summit, Missouri native raised his line 105 points to a .391 batting average on the season. His biggest performance of the week came in the second game of a doubleheader with Jackson on May 15. The Missouri State product led his side to a 9-0 landslide victory over the visiting Generals, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, three RBI and a walk.
Southern League Stories from May 16, 2016
- Pensacola Loses in 10th to Mississippi - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
- Dansby's Bomb Sends M-Braves to Win in Extras - Mississippi Braves
- BayBears Bash Generals 10-3 for Second Straight Win - Mobile BayBears
- Perez Paces Suns to 4-1 Win over Biscuits - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Pair of Ninth Inning Runs Brings Barons 3-2 Win - Birmingham Barons
- Shuckers Drop Third Straight in Extra Inning Loss to Lookouts - Biloxi Shuckers
- Barons Edge Smokies, 3-2, Thanks to Two-Run Ninth - Knoxville Smokies
- Biscuits Fall to Suns, 4-1 - Montgomery Biscuits
- Pries Back With Generals Monday - Jackson Generals
- Garcia & Medrano Garner League Honors for BayBears - Mobile BayBears
- Stephen Bruno activated from the Disabled List - Knoxville Smokies
- Southern League Names Pitcher and Player of the Week - SL1
- Lipka, Whalen Claim Weekly Honors - Mississippi Braves
- BayBears Wrap up Sunday Doubleheader with Big Win - Mobile BayBears
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