The Eastern League is pleased to announce the winners of the Eastern League Player of the Week Award and Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Award for the week ending June 28th:
Akron Aeros outfielder Nick Weglarz has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending June 28th. The 21-year old won the award for the second time this season after hitting .450 (9-for-20) with two doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, five runs scored, six walks and a 1.150 slugging percentage in six games for the Aeros last week. The 6’3”, 245 lb. slugger had at least one hit and drove in at least one run in five of the six games he played in last week, including going 2-for-4 with one double, one homer, four RBI and one run scored in a 5-2 win against Trenton on Tuesday night. Weglarz also reached base in each of the six games he played in last week and he has currently reached base in 22 straight games, which is the third longest streak in the Eastern League this season. The Stevensville, Ontario native is batting .261 for the Aeros this season and is currently ranked second in the league in walks (46), tied for second in RBI (55), tied for fourth in runs scored (46), ranked eighth in OPS (.899), tied for ninth in slugging percentage (.505) and ranked 10th in on-base percentage (.395). Nick was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2005 draft out of Lakeshore Catholic High School in Stevensville, Ontario.
Jack Spradlin, a left-handed relief pitcher for the Harrisburg Senators, is the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 28th. The 24-year old appeared in three games for the Senators last week and posted a record of 0-0 with one save, a 0.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts over eight innings pitched. Spradlin made his first appearance of the week on Tuesday night at New Britain Stadium against the Rock Cats and pitched 3.2 shutout innings of relief in the Senators 5-4, 13 inning loss. He struck out four batters and did not issue a walk while giving up just one hit. In his second appearance of the week the 6’2”, 170 lb. southpaw struck out four batters while closing out the game with three shutout innings of relief against Erie to earn a save in Harrisburg’s 3-2 win on Friday night. The Las Vegas, Nevada native made his final appearance of the week on Sunday afternoon against Erie and struck out two batters in 1.1 shutout inning. Spradlin ranked second among all Eastern League pitchers in strikeouts last week (10) and tied for the league lead in ERA (0.00). Jack was selected by the Washington Nationals in the eighth round of the 2007 draft out after going 6-3 with 97 strikeouts and a 4.47 ERA during his junior season at the University of Southern California.
