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Spikes' Santos Named Nypl Player of the Week

Published on August 31, 2010 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


STATE COLLEGE, PA - Major League Baseball Advanced Media announced on Monday that State College Spikes outfielder Adalberto Santos has been named the New York-Penn League's Player of the Week for the week of August 23-29, 2010.

Santos earned the award by hitting 8-for-18 with two doubles, a triple and a home run over the past week. The New York City native also added a pair of runs batted in to bump his season total to a team-leading 35, and stole his team-leading 17^th base. Santos, the 22^nd -round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010, is currently in the top five in the NYPL in runs scored with 45 and on-base percentage at .407, while also occupying seventh place in the league in hitting with a .321 average.

The Spike outfielder becomes the fifth Spike to win one of the NYPL's weekly awards in 2010. First baseman Matt Curry was the league's Player of the Week for July 12-18, and right-handed pitchers Tyler Waldron (July 19-25) and Kevin Decker (July 5-11) have each won the NYPL Pitcher of the Week award. Outfielder Cole White also nabbed the Player of the Week award for July 26-August 1

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