Category Archives: PLAYERS OF THE WEEK/MONTH

STOCKTON’S BOLTE AND LAKE ELSINORE’S SNELLING NAMED PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on May 9, 2023 by CLH | Comments Off

HENRY BOLTE – Stockton’s 19-year old OF went 9-for-18 with three doubles and a triple in five games against Fresno last week. After a slow start in April, Bolte is now slashing .289/.386/.833 on the season. He was Oakland’s second-round pick in 2022, the #56 pick overall.

ROBBY SNELLING – Lake Elsinore’s Snelling improved to 3-0 on the season with with five shutout innings against Rancho Cucamonga on Friday night. The lefty from Reno, NV allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out nine. Over 21 innings on the season, Snelling has walked nine and struck out 26. Opponents are batting .143 against him and his WHIP is 0.90. Snelling was taken by the Padres in the competitive balance round of the 2022 draft, #39 overall.

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GRIZZLIES’ RITTER AND ADAMS NAMED PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on April 24, 2023 by CLH | Comments Off

RYAN RITTER – Fresno’s SS went 8-for-20 with three homers and five RBIs with a double and eight RBIs. Ritter, a fourth-round draft pick in 2022, scored three runs and stole two bases for the Grizzlies over six games against Rancho Cucamonga. Over 50 ABs this season, Ritter has 12 walks and an OBP of .387.

BLAKE ADAMS – 22-year old righty Adams went six shutout innings against the Quakes on Wednesday night, allowing just one hit and two walks with 10 strikeouts. In 11 innings over two starts, the 2022 13th-round draft pick has a WHIP of 1.00.

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DALTON RUSHING, JOSEPH HERNANDEZ NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on August 30, 2022 by CLH | Comments Off

Rancho Cucamonga C Dalton Rushing and Modest RHP Joseph Hernandez have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 22-28.

DALTON RUSHING– In six games at Visalia, Rushing went 12-for-23 with five doubles, one homer, five walks and seven RBIs. Over the last two games of the series, the 2022 second-round pick went 7-for-10. In 19 games with Rancho Cucamonga, Rushing is batting .485/.586/.882.

JOSEPH HERNANDEZ – Over two starts against San Jose last week, Hernandez threw 12 innings and allowed one run on five hits with five walks and 16 strikeouts. The 22-year old from the Dominican Republic leads the Cal League qualifiers with a 1.11 WHIP and a .192 batting average against.

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GRIFIN DOERSCHING, JORDY VARGAS NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on August 23, 2022 by CLH | Comments Off

Lake Elsinore 1b Griffin Doersching and Fresno RHP Jordy Vargas have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 15-21.

GRIFFIN DOERSCHING– Over six game last week, Doersching went 10-for-23 against Stockton with six home runs. On Saturday and Sunday, the 2022 8th-round draft pick had back-to-back two-homer games and went 6-for-9 with seven RBIs. In eight games with Lake Elsinore, Doresching is batting .370/.514/1.037.

JORDY VARGAS – On Tuesday against Visalia, Vargas threw five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts. It was the second start for the 18-year old from the Dominican Republic. Over nine innings with the Grizzlies, Vargas has struck out 12 and opponents are batting .172.

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YANQUIEL FERNANDEZ, LIAM NORRIS NAMED PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on August 16, 2022 by CLH | Comments Off

Fresno OF Yanquiel Fernandez Visalia LHP Liam Norris have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 8-14.

YANQUIEL FERNANDEZ– The 19-year old from the Cuba went for 9-for-26 with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs against Inland Empire last week. On Thursday night, Fernandez homered and drove in six runs. For the month of August he is hitting .333/.386/.706 with four home runs.

LIAM NORRIS – On Saturday night against Modesto, Norris earned his first professional win and didn’t allow a hit over five innings. In a 69-pitch effort (44 strikes), Norris walked one and struck out four as Visalia went on to win 3-1. Over two starts in August opponents are batting .111 against Norris and his WHIP is 0.75.

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AXEL SANCHEZ AND VICTOR JUAREZ NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on August 8, 2022 by CLH | Comments Off

Modesto SS Axel Sanchez and Fresno RHP Victor Juarez have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 1 – 7.

AXEL SANCHEZ– The 19-year old from the Dominican Republic went for 10-for-27 with two doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs against Stockton last week. Sanchez joined Modesto on July 30th and in eight games has batted .382/.475/.882. On Wednesday he was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and seven RBIs.

VICTOR JUAREZ– Against San Jose on Thursday, Juarez threw six shutout innings, allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out seven. The 19-year old from Mexico is second in the California league in WHIP (1.25), third in batting average against (.235) and third in ERA (4.64).

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CARLOS LUIS, JOEY WALSH NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on August 1, 2022 by CLH | Comments Off

Lake Elsinore SS Carlos Luis and Inland Empire LHP Joey Walsh have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for July 25 – 31.

CARLOS LUIS– The 22-year old from the Dominican Republic went for 12-for-22 with five doubles and a home run against Stockton last week, raising his batting average to .320, tops among active Cal Leaguers. His 98 hits are tied for fifth in the league and his 25 doubles are tied for second. In July, Luis slashed .333/.413/.467.

JOEY WALSH – Over seven shutout innings against Visalia on Wednesday, Walsh gave up just one hit and walked three while striking out four to earn his third win of the season. Over four July starts, the 24-year old from Boston College pitched 22 innings and allowed 11 hits with seven walks and 20 strikeouts. Opponents batted .155 against him and he lowered his ERA for the season from 6.68 to 4.85.

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LAKE ELSINORE’S MARCOS CASTANON, INLAND EMPIRE’S KELVIN CACERES NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER, PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on July 12, 2022 by CLH | Comments Off

Lake Elsinore SS Marcos Castanon and Inland Empire RHP Kelvin Caceres have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for July 4 – 10.

MARCOS CASTANON– 8-for-22 against Visalia with two doubles, three home runs, 10 RBIs and six walks. Castanon is currently sixth in the Cal League in OBP (.407), ninth in SLG (.480) and seventh in OPS (.887).

KELVIN CACERES -In two appearances against Rancho Cucamonga last week, Caceres pitched five innings, allowing just one hit and one walk along with one unearned run while striking out seven. Caceres is 10th in the Cal League in strikeouts with 73 in 45 2/3 IP.

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FRESNO’S HUNTER GOODMAN, LAKE ELSINORE’S GARRETT HAWKINS NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on July 6, 2022 by CLH | Comments Off

Fresno C Hunter Goodmand and Lake Elsinore RHP Garrett Hawkins have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for June 27-July 3.

HUNTER GOODMAN – A fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft, Goodman went 10-for-24 with two doubles and four home runs against Stockton last week. The 22-year old is leading the league in HRs (22) and is second in RBI (68), SLG (.592) and OPS (.960).

GARRETT HAWKINS -The 2021 9th round pick out of Canada threw the first seven innings of Lake Elsinore’s combined no-hitter against Inland Empire on Friday. Hawkins, a 6’5″ 250-lb right hander, struck out seven with no hits or walks in earning his fourth win of the season.

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SAN JOSE’S CARTER WILLIAMS, NICK SINACOLA NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on June 28, 2022 by CLH | Comments Off

San Jose OF Carter Wiliams and RHP Nick Sinacola have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for June 20-26.

CARTER WILLIAMS – Hit in every game last week, going 15-for-23 with six doubles and two home runs against Stockton. In 11 games since joining San Jose, Williams is slashing .553/.623/1.026.

NICK SINACOLA – 2021 draftee, went five scoreless innings against Stockton with no hits allowed and three walks against five strikeouts. Over 46 innings with the Giants, Sinacola’s K/9 is 10.88 and HR/9 is 1.17.