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Pitcher of the Week: Week #3 ending
6/29/08 Rob Gariano,
Holyoke Blue Sox
Fairfield University righty from Nutley NJ pitched a gem of
a game against the Danbury Westerners in Holyoke's 4-0 win.
Rob went all the way - 9 inning complete game,only allowed 5
hits along with 12 strikeouts. This outstanding performance
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Player of the
Week: Week #3 ending 6/29/08
Paul Karmas, Keene SwampBats
St John University freshman had a great week for the Keene
SwampBats. Paul from Douglaston New York, hit at a .500 clip
for the week. 6 hits in 12 at bats with 6 RBI. Paul had a
slugging percentage of .580 and an on-base percentage of
.625 earning him the NECBL Player of the Week honor.
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Co-Pitchers of the Week: Week #2 ending
6/22/08 Tim Boyce, North
Adams SteepleCats
Any one of five superlative pitching performances could have
won this week’s award. University of Rhode Island righty
Boyce, from Swansea, MA pitched 7 no-hit innings in a 7-0
victory over Torrington on June 19th. Tim was perfect
through the first 20 batters he faced and has yet to give up
an earned run this summer. |
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Pat Lehman, Sanford Mainers
The George Washington University righty from Fairlawn, NJ
threw 7 2/3 hitless innings against Manchester on June 21st
eventually settling for a combined 1-hitter and a 8-1
victory at Goodall Park. Lehman was drafted on June 6th by
the Minnesota Twins. |
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Player of the
Week: Week #2 ending 6/22/08
Joey Manning, Newport Gulls
Manning, a right-fielder/DH from Vanderbilt and Bartow,
Florida started 5 games hitting at a .429 clip. He scored 4
runs with 6 hits including 2 doubles, a home run and 4 RBI.
Joey had a slugging percentage of .786 and an on-base
percentage of .500 earning him the Player of the Week honor.
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Co-Pitchers of the
Week: Week #1 ending 6/15/08
Josh Zeid,
Torrington Twisters
Zeid, a junior righty from Tulane out of New Haven,
Connecticut started and pitched 7 innings of stellar
baseball against the Manchester Silkworms on Sunday, June
15th. Josh gave up just 1 single and 1 walk, striking out 9
earning him Pitcher of the Week honors.
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James Wise,
Keene Swamp Bats
The first “week” of the season was 10 days and another
pitcher deserved the weekly award. Washington State
sophomore righty James Wise, from South Boise, Idaho worked
out of the pen earning 2 victories in 3 appearances. James
pitched 3 innings against Holyoke, striking out 6 and got
the win. He pitched 2.1 against the Blue Sox again to get
his second victory then hurled 2 against Sanford giving up
no earned runs helping the Swamp Bats out to an undefeated
start. |
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Co-Players of the Week:
Week #1 ending 6/15/08
Chris Edmondson,
Pittsfield Dukes
Edmondson, an outfielder from Le Moyne College and Johnson
City, NY helped the Dukes out to their best start ever
playing 7 games and batting .400 with 12 hits, 1 double, 1
homer and 7 RBI, stealing 2 bases in 3 attempts. |
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Mike Melillo,
Newport Gulls
Melillo, a 6’ 3” catcher out of Elon University and
Annandale, NJ had 16 at-bats, scoring 4 times with 8 hits, 2
doubles, 1 dinger and 8 RBI which adds up to a slugging
percentage of .813. Mike helped Newport out to a fast start
as the Gulls and Dukes sit at the top of the Southern
Division. |
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