Southern League names players of the week
Published on August 15, 2005 under Southern League (SL1) News Release
Hitter of the Week
CHRIS YOUNG - BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Birmingham's Chris Young was named the BC Hitter of the Week for the second time this season. The slugging center fielder also won the award for the week of June 20-26. Young hit .444 and led the Southern League in several statistical categories this past week, including home runs (3), slugging percentage (.926), extra-base hits (7) and runs scored (11). He also tied for the league lead in RBI (12) and doubles (4). Young's bat has provided the spark for a six-game winning streak that has allowed the Barons to maintain their hold on first place in the South Division over a hot Jacksonville squad that has won its past 10 games. The Houston native leads the Southern League in doubles (38) and extra-base hits (60), and is second in the league in home runs (21), tied for second in runs scored (77) and third in slugging percentage (.549). Baseball America rates Young the seventh best prospect in the White Sox organization. The White Sox selected Young in the 16th round of the 2001 draft out of Bellaire High School in Texas.
AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Young 27 11 12 12 4 0 3 2 .444
Pitcher of the Week
EDWIN JACKSON - JACKSONVILLE SUNS
Jacksonville right-hander Edwin Jackson pitched brilliantly this past week, allowing zero earned runs in 15 innings of work on his way to earning BC Pitcher of the Week honors. Jackson earned his first win of the week on August 8 against Chattanooga, pitching eight shutout innings in the Suns' 1-0 victory. In his second start of the week on August 13 against West Tenn, Jackson picked up another win to run his record to 6-4 in the Southern League this season as the Suns cruised to a 6-1 victory against the Diamond Jaxx. Jackson began the season in the Pacific Coast League with Las Vegas but was sent down to Jacksonville on June 16 after compiling a 3-7 record with an 8.62 ERA in 12 appearances. Baseball America rates Jackson the third best prospect in the Dodgers' organization. The Dodgers selected Jackson in the sixth round of the 2001 draft out of Shaw High School in Columbus, GA.
W-L IP SO BB H ERA SV
Jackson 2-0 15.0 12 3 7 0.00 0
Southern League Stories from August 15, 2005
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- USJ Trey Teague Bobblehead Giveaway on Saturday, August 20 - Jackson Generals
- Edwin Jackson named Pitcher of the Week - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Chris Young named Southern League Hitter of the Week - SL1
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