JohnD
08-13-2007, 12:01 PM
From the Eastern League:
Bowie Baysox infielder Oscar Salazar has been named the Eastern League’s Player of the Week for the week ending August 12th. Salazar, who was also named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending May 27th, had an excellent week for the Baysox, batting .476 (10-for-21) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs, nine runs scored, seven RBI, one walk and a 1.048 slugging percentage in six games. The 6’0”, 170 lb. slugger has reached base in 15 straight games and has scored at least one run in seven straight games. Alvarez had a pair of three RBI games during the week to push his season total to 85, which currently leads the league. The 29-year old is also ranked among the league leaders in extra-base hits (54-1st), doubles (33-tied 1st), hits (130-3rd) and home runs (19-5th). Oscar, who is a native of Edo Aragua, Venezuela, was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Orioles on March 10, 2007.
Alvarez’s Batting Line for the week ending August 12, 2007:
G Avg. AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG% 6 .476 21 10 4 1 2 7 9 0 1 1.048
Alvarez’s Batting Line for the season:
G Avg. AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG% 116 .286 454 130 33 2 19 85 65 3 22 .493
Chris Waters, a left-handed starting pitcher for the Bowie Baysox, is the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 12th. Waters, a native of West Point, Georgia, started two games for the Baysox last week and went 2-0 with nine strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA. In his first appearance of the week the 26-year old struck out three batters and walked three batters while giving up seven hits in six shutout innings of work in a 6-0 win against Reading at FirstEnergy Stadium last Tuesday. The 6’0”, 170 lb. hurler also earned a win in his second start of the week, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings pitched against Binghamton in an 11-4 victory on Sunday at Prince George’s Stadium. Waters, who is 8-9 with 101 strikeouts and a 4.37 ERA in 24 starts for the Baysox this season, was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent on October 27, 2006.
Waters’ Pitching Line for the week ending August 12, 2007:
G W L S IP H R ER K BB ERA 2 2 0 0 12 11 2 2 9 6 1.50
Waters’ Pitching Line for the season:
G W L S IP H R ER K BB ERA 24 8 9 0 134 127 72 65 101 73 4.37
Bowie Baysox infielder Oscar Salazar has been named the Eastern League’s Player of the Week for the week ending August 12th. Salazar, who was also named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending May 27th, had an excellent week for the Baysox, batting .476 (10-for-21) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs, nine runs scored, seven RBI, one walk and a 1.048 slugging percentage in six games. The 6’0”, 170 lb. slugger has reached base in 15 straight games and has scored at least one run in seven straight games. Alvarez had a pair of three RBI games during the week to push his season total to 85, which currently leads the league. The 29-year old is also ranked among the league leaders in extra-base hits (54-1st), doubles (33-tied 1st), hits (130-3rd) and home runs (19-5th). Oscar, who is a native of Edo Aragua, Venezuela, was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Orioles on March 10, 2007.
Alvarez’s Batting Line for the week ending August 12, 2007:
G Avg. AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG% 6 .476 21 10 4 1 2 7 9 0 1 1.048
Alvarez’s Batting Line for the season:
G Avg. AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG% 116 .286 454 130 33 2 19 85 65 3 22 .493
Chris Waters, a left-handed starting pitcher for the Bowie Baysox, is the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 12th. Waters, a native of West Point, Georgia, started two games for the Baysox last week and went 2-0 with nine strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA. In his first appearance of the week the 26-year old struck out three batters and walked three batters while giving up seven hits in six shutout innings of work in a 6-0 win against Reading at FirstEnergy Stadium last Tuesday. The 6’0”, 170 lb. hurler also earned a win in his second start of the week, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings pitched against Binghamton in an 11-4 victory on Sunday at Prince George’s Stadium. Waters, who is 8-9 with 101 strikeouts and a 4.37 ERA in 24 starts for the Baysox this season, was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent on October 27, 2006.
Waters’ Pitching Line for the week ending August 12, 2007:
G W L S IP H R ER K BB ERA 2 2 0 0 12 11 2 2 9 6 1.50
Waters’ Pitching Line for the season:
G W L S IP H R ER K BB ERA 24 8 9 0 134 127 72 65 101 73 4.37