Two former Skyhawks playing for Class A team
Published on June 20, 2009 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Sussex Skyhawks News Release
The Sussex Skyhawks finished the 2008 season as Can-Am Champions. This season, two of those players, first baseman Matt Weston, and pitcher Mike LaLuna, are currently playing for class A teams.
First baseman, Matt Weston, a key player of the 2008 championship team, finished the 2008 season second in home runs and fifth in total bases and extra-base hits. On June 3, his contract was sold to the Lancaster Jet Hawks, the Houston Astros' class A affiliate of the California League, in Lancaster, California. The Chino Hills, CA resident was in his second season with the Skyhawks. In his five games with the Skyhawks this year, Weston batted .391 with nine hits, four runs scored, and three runs batted in. Since joining the Jet Hawks, Weston is currently batting .263, with 15 hits, four doubles, one triple, and 5 home runs, and 16 RBI's through 16 games.
RHP Mike LaLuna, another player of the 2008 Skyhawks team, pitched 42 innings throughout 26 games. He finished the 2008 season with the Skyhawks with a record of 2-1 and ERA of 2.79. A native of Merrick, New York, LaLuna joins the Oneonta Tigers this year, the Detroit Tigers Class A Affiliate Short Season team of the New York Penn League in Oneonta, New York. The Tigers' 2009 season began Friday, June 19 against Tri-City, where LaLuna pitched the last three innings, earning his first save of the seaon. The Tigers won 2-0.
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