Continental Baseball League Player of the Week

2008 PLAYER AND PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Week Ending August 16th
Andy Schon	Pitcher	ALEXANDRIA ACES	Andy threw 7 innings, recorded 8 strikeouts, earned a victory, and continued his scoreless innings streak to 25 innings.
David Fowler	OF	ALEXANDRIA ACES	David went 8-12 (.667 BA), with 2 Home Runs, 7 RBI, and 4 stolen bases in the weekend series
Week Ending August 9th
Neil Forsyth	Pitcher	COASTAL KINGFISH	Neil appeared in 2 games (1 victory) pitching 7 innings, letting up 2 hits with 1 run and recording 9 K's
Andy Schon	Pitcher	ALEXANDRIA ACES	Andy pitched 8 innings, giving up no runs, allowing only 4 hits, and recording 7 K's
Gabe Memmert	OF	ALEXANDRIA ACES	Gabe went 7-15 for the series, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored
Week Ending August 2nd
Andy Schon	Pitcher	ALEXANDRIA ACES	Andy threw a 9-inning shutout, allowing just 5 hits, and recording 6 strikeouts.
Eric Williams	OF	BIG BEND COWBOYS	Eric batted .563, had a .739 OBP, 6 RBI, and 5 stolen bases for the weekend series.
Week Ending July 26th
Trey George	Outfielder	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	Trey George went 7-14 with 11 RBI and 2 Stolen Bases
David Fowler	OF	ALEXANDRIA ACES	David had 4 Home Runs, including an inside-the-park home run, and 3 stolen bases in the series against the Big Bend Cowboys.
Judson Smith	Pitcher	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	Judson pitched a 7-inning complete game, allowing 5 hits, 1 run, and striking out 9 against the Pipeliners.
Week Ending July 19th
Beau Manning	Second Base	BIG BEND COWBOYS	Beau went 8-15, with 2 HR's (1 Grand Slam), 14 RBI, 7 Runs, and 4 Walks
Jeff Carper	SS	BAY AREA TOROS	Jeff is a "co" Player Of The Week after being acquired by the Toros from the Coastal Kingfish. He batted .375 and had 2 HR's and 6 RBI's.
Robert "Jake" Leonhardt	Pitcher	BAY AREA TOROS	Jake went 8.0 IP allowing 6 hits, 2 runs, just 1 walk, and recording 8 strikeouts to earn the win over 1st place Alexandria.
Mike Castrignano	Pitcher	BIG BEND COWBOYS	Mike went 6 innings, giving up 3 ER, and recording 13 strikeouts in a no-decision against the Pipeliners.
Week Ending July 12th
Eric Padilla	Infielder	ALEXANDRIA ACES	Eric went 7-15 last week and had a home run
Kevin Cooper	Pitcher	BAY AREA TOROS	Kevin went 8.0 innings to get a complete game victory (7 inning game + 1 extra inning). He let up 2 hits, 1 ER, and had 6 strikeouts
Chris Bennett	Pitcher	BIG BEND COWBOYS	Chris appeared in relief in 3 consecutive games (4.0 IP total). He earned a save and a victory, allowing 0 ER, and recorded 4 strikeouts
Week Ending July 7th
Kyle LaMotta	Player	SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS	Kyle was the MVP for the 2009 CBL All Star Game which was held in Alexandria, LA on July 7
Trey George	Player	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	Trey George won the CBL Home Run Derby prior to the All Star Game held on July 7 in Alexandria, LA
Week Ending July 5th
Rhett Barber	Pitcher	ALEXANDRIA ACES	Rhett earned the win and went 7 innings, giving up 1 run, 2 walks, and recording 7 strikeouts
Nick Ochoa	1st Base	BIG BEND COWBOYS	Nick batted .571 (8-14) and had 5 runs, 2 HR's, 10 RBI, 2 doubles, and 4 walks
Week Ending June 29th
Robert "Jake" Leonhardt	Pitcher	BAY AREA TOROS	Jake pitched a 7-inning complete game, let up no runs, walked 1, and struck out 7 in a 2-0 victory.
Eric Williams	Outfielder	BIG BEND COWBOYS	Eric went 11-18 (.611 BA) with 2 stolen bases against league-leading Alexandria
Week Ending June 21st
Carlos Castillo	Pitcher	SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS	He pitched a complete game and earned a victory. Gave up 1 earned run on 8 hits, 0 walks, and 10 k's in 9 innings of work.
Anselmo Vasquez	OF	SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS	In 3 games this weekend, he went 6 for 12 with 4 Home Runs and 13 RBI.
Andrew Riddick	OF	BIG BEND COWBOYS	Went 7 for 11 (.636 BA) with 3 Doubles, 2 RBIs, 3 runs scored and 2 diving plays in the outfield
Week Ending June 14th
Andy Schon	Pitcher	ALEXANDRIA ACES	7 shutout innings, four hits, eight hits, one walk in a 5-0 win
Garrett Bass	OF	BAY AREA TOROS	.429 BA (6-14), 6R, 6RBI, 2HR
Week Ending June 7th
Rhett Barber	Pitcher	ALEXANDRIA ACES	Seven innings, one hit, one run, two walks and 11 strikeouts. No hitter through 6.2 innings
Johnny Klopfer	OF	ALEXANDRIA ACES	5 RBI. Broke up no hitter in Game 2 on Friday with walk-off 3-run home run. Game winning RBI's in Games 1 and 3.
Justin Armiger	3B	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	10-17(.588), 2b, 2 HR's, 12 RBI's for Week 4.
Week Ending May 31st
Kyle Rogers	Pitcher	BAY AREA TOROS	Kyle had 10 strikeouts and gave up 0 earned runs to earn the victory on May 31.
Brad Turney	Player	ALEXANDRIA ACES	Brad hit .555 for the week and drove in 5 RBIs. He also pitched 1.2 innings in relief.
Week Ending May 24th
Lester Contreras	Player	SOUTH LOUISIANA PIPELINERS	(Combined Award for Weeks 1 and 2): Lester Contreras is one of the two "co-CBL Player Of The Week" award winners for the combined Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2009 CBL season.
Clint Toomey	Player	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	(Combined Award for Weeks 1 and 2): Clint Toomey (Texarkana Gunslingers) is one of the two "co-CBL Player Of The Week" award winners for the combined Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2009 CBL season.
Judson Smith	Pitcher	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	(Combined Award for Weeks 1 and 2): Judson Smith (Texarkana Gunslingers) is one of the "co-CBL Pitcher Of The Week" award winners for the combined Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2009 CBL season.
Nathan Stewart	Pitcher	ALEXANDRIA ACES	(Combined Award for Weeks 1 and 2): Nathan Stewart (Alexandria Aces) is one of the two "co-CBL Pitcher Of The Week" award winners for the combined Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2009 CBL season.
Week Ending August 17th
Joe Hicks	CF	BAY AREA TOROS	Hicks posted a .381 batting average (8-for-21), adding a double and home run on the way to driving in 6. He also picked up 3 stolen bases on the week. Hicks finishes the season with a .266 average and 26 RBI in 39 appearances for the Toros.
Russell Revere	P	BAY AREA TOROS	Revere started the week on Tuesday by pitching a scoreless ninth to earn the save in Bay Area's come-from-behind win at McKinney, and topped it off by tossing a three-hit shutout against Corpus Christi on Saturday, striking out 8 BeachDawgs. Revere finishes the regular season with 8 wins and 3 saves, ranking second in the CBL in ERA at 1.84 and first in innings pitched at 107.2.
Week Ending August 10th
Earl White	OF	CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DAWGS	White hit .467 for the week, going 7-for-15 with two extra-base hits. Combined with his 5 walks and 4 stolen bases, he plated 6 runs for the BeachDawgs.
Ryan Kondratowiz	P	CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DAWGS	Kondratowiz tossed 10 scoreless innings over two outings for Corpus Christi, including a complete-game 4-hit shutout at Texarkana on the 4th. Kondratowiz' 6 victories place him among the CBL leaders.
Jayson Rachuig	P	BAY AREA TOROS	Rachuig shut down McKinney on the 4th, tossing a two-hitter and allowing only an unearned run while striking out 9 Blue Thunder batters, to lower his season ERA to 1.17 after 30.2 innings pitched. Since joining the Toros mid-season, Rachuig has struck out 28 batters while walking only 8.
Week Ending August 3rd
Jason Diaz	IF	BAY AREA TOROS	Diaz hit .419 on the week, with 13 hits in 31 official at bats, and made it happen on the basepaths for the Toros, stealing nine bases and scoring seven runs as the Toros finished the week back atop the CBL standings. Diaz is now batting .313 for the season, and is third in the CBL in stolen bases in only 24 games played.
Tyler French	P	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	For the week, French posted a 0.69 ERA and a victory. In 13 innings of work, he allowed only 12 baserunners and one run, while fanning 10 batters. French has a season ERA of 2.55, and is second in the CBL in fewest hits allowed per nine innings.
Week Ending July 27th
Grant Massie	OF	BAY AREA TOROS	Massie paced CBL batters with a .429 average, going 6-for-14 with a home run, driving in 4 runs and scoring 5. For the year, Massie is fifth in the league with a .295 average, and ranks second in runs scored with 35.
Justin Drabek	P	MCKINNEY BLUE THUNDER	Drabek threw a complete-game three-hitter on Thursday against Bay Area in McKinney's 3-1 victory, his second time going the distance for the Blue Thunder. Drabek has posted a stingy 1.26 ERA in 43 innings for the season, striking out 27 while allowing just over one baserunner per inning.
Week Ending July 20th
Kyle Wells	C	BAY AREA TOROS	Wells led all CBL batters with a .417 average, going 15-for-36 while driving in a league-best 11 runs since the All-Star break. For the season, Wells is among the leaders in batting average (second, .328), on-base percentage (third, .407), and slugging percentage (.406).
Jack Tilghman	P	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	Tilghman, the Texarkana relief ace, has appeared in seven games for the Gunslingers since the All-Star break, picking up two victories and two saves. In eight innings of work, he has allowed no earned runs and only 5 hits, striking out 13. Tilghman is far and away the CBL leader in games pitched (31) and saves (11), and has struck out 48 batters in 36.1 innings, posting a 1.49 ERA.
Kevin Cooper	P	BAY AREA TOROS	Cooper threw 8 innings of shutout ball against Texarkana on Saturday, July 11, striking out 11 Gunslingers while garnering his third win of the season. For the week, Cooper posted a 0.60 ERA in 15 innings with 14 strikeouts. Cooper is the CBL ERA leader at 1.42, and also leads the league in strikeouts (60) and fewest hits (5.54) and runners (9.81) per nine innings.
Week Ending July 6th
Anthony Edwards	OF	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	Edwards led the red-hot Gunslingers on a 6-game home-and-home sweep of McKinney to open the second half of the CBL season. For the week, Edwards batted .385 (10-for-26) with a triple and a home run. His 8 RBI were tops in the circuit for the week, and he struck out only once while coaxing four walks. Edwards' name is plastered all over the CBL offensive leaderboards this season; he is tops in batting average (.335), RBI (28), slugging percentage (.443), runs scored (33), triples (4), and total bases (70), and is second in on-base percentage at .414. Edwards also leads CBL right fielders with a .986 fielding average, and is tied for the lead in assists with 5.
Justin Drabek	RHP	MCKINNEY BLUE THUNDER	Drabek set a CBL record on Friday, July 5, becoming the first pitcher to turn in a 10 inning outing, at home against Texarkana. The Gunslingers could not tally against Drabek, who struck out nine while scattering 4 hits and 3 walks. Drabek's fine work earned him only a no-decision as the Gunslingers eventually won the game in the 12th inning. Drabek, the son of 1990 Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek, has fashioned an 0.83 ERA in 21 2/3 innings of work for the Blue Thunder, striking out 16 batters.
Week Ending June 29th
Pedro Catala	CF	CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DAWGS	Catala hit .350 for the week (7-for-20) and had an on-base percentage of .480. He also scored six runs, tops in the CBL for the week, adding three stolen bases and two RBI. In Wednesday's 3-2, 13 inning win over McKinney, his two-out RBI single tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning. In Sunday's 8-7, 12 inning win over Texarkana, he scored in part of the rally that saw the Beach Dawgs go up 6-4 in the eighth inning. Later in the 12th and down by one, 7-6, his walk started the winning rally and saw him score the tying run as part of the comeback win. Catala also saw time at three key defensive positions, playing shortstop, second base, and center field this week.
Brian Barr	P	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	Barr tossed a 4-hit shutout against Bay Area on Thursday, June 26, striking out 8 Toros while walking only 1. The Toros only managed to get one runner as far as second base in the game. The victory made Barr the first 5-game winner this year in the CBL.
Week Ending June 22nd
Joe Pagan	C	MCKINNEY BLUE THUNDER	Pagan batted .385 (5-for-13) with a double and home run, driving in 3 and scoring 2. In addition to slugging .692 for the week, Pagan reached 5 times on walks, bringing his on-base percentage to .556 over the six-game span. Through Sunday's games, Pagan leads the CBL in doubles (7) and walks (19).
Markus Markray	P	MCKINNEY BLUE THUNDER	The Blue Thunder's Markray spun a 4-hit shutout Friday night (6/20) against the Bay Area Toros, striking out 8 while walking only 1. Markray (3-2 on the season) is fifth in the CBL with a 2.19 ERA, and is second in the league in fewest walks per nine innings (1.70).
Jack Tilghman	P	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	Texarkana's workhorse reliever Tilghman appeared in five games during the week, posting three saves for the resurgent Gunslingers. Tilghman has worked in 16 of Texarkana's 29 games, to give him the league lead in that category. He has posted a 2.89 ERA in 18.2 innings of work for the season, and his 23 strikeouts are tops among CBL relievers.
Week Ending June 15th
Pat Burgess	3B	TEXARKANA GUNSLINGERS	Pat Burgess wasted no time upon joining the Gunslingers this week. In his first six games with the club, Burgess batted .393 (11-for-28) with three doubles and a home run. His six RBI tied for the league lead for the week. Burgess had four multiple-hit games, closing the week by going 3-for-5 with double, home run, and 4 RBI in the Gunslingers' 12-0 rout at McKinney on Sunday, June 15.
Rene Recio	P	CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DAWGS	Rene Recio pitched the first one-hit game in CBL history Friday, June 13, shutting out the Bay Area Toros. Recio struck out nine Toros, with the sole safety being a leadoff single in the first inning. Recio then went on to retire 24 consecutive batters before allowing two walks in the ninth inning. Recio leads the CBL in winning percentage (4-0) and fewest runners per nine innings (7.28), is second in strikeouts per nine innings (8.19), and currently ranks third in ERA (1.21).
Week Ending June 8th
Nick Shay	1B	CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DAWGS	Shaking off an early-season mini-slump, Shay paced the league this week with a .421 batting average (8-for-19) with a double, as Corpus Christi turned in a perfect 6-0 record. Shay opened the week with a 3-for-4 performance in the BeachDawgs' come from behind extra-inning win on June 3 against McKinney, singling and scoring the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth to force the extra frame. Shay also featured against Texarkana to close out the week on June 8, going 2-for-4 and again singling and scoring the tying run as Corpus Christi took the lead for good in the sixth.
Brandon Sisk	P	BAY AREA TOROS	Sisk turned in the CBL's first complete-game shutout, outdueling Ryan Leger of McKinney on June 8 to win a classic 1-0 game. In the contest, Sisk scattered 5 singles, striking out 8 while walking 3, with no member of the Blue Thunder advancing past second base. For the week, Sisk allowed only one earned run, striking out 13 batters in 14 innings of work and posting a tidy 0.64 ERA.
Week Ending June 1st
Gene Filyaw	3B	MCKINNEY BLUE THUNDER	Filyaw finished the week batting .395 (15-for-38) with 2 HR and 14 RBI as McKinney got off to a fast 8-2 start.
Travis Parker	P	CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DAWGS	Parker allowed only one earned run in 13 innings of work for an 0.69 ERA, over two games for the BeachDawgs, striking out 9 batters while earning the win in the franchise's first victory.
Kevin Cooper	P	BAY AREA TOROS	Cooper fanned 14 batters in 16 and a third innings over three appearances, posting a victory and 1.65 ERA.