Week 5 Players of the Week
By: Ryan Gonzalez
We wrapped up the regular season on Saturday, and we had some guys finish really strong. Before telling you about the players of the week, we want to congratulate Rese Brown (Seminole State), Andrew Dunham (Florida Tech), and Zach Camp (Swathmore) on their combined NO HITTER for the Diamond Dawgs on Saturday, August 1st. What a remarkable way finish to finish the season!
We’d also like to congratulate Dylan Crews (River Rats) on winning the Player of the Week and to Parker Messick (Squeeze) on winning the Pitcher of the Week!
FCSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - SANFORD RIVER RATS
OF DYLAN CREWS (LSU) .471/.500/.882 | 8H, 7R, 2HR, 1 DBL, 6RBI, 2BB, 1SB, 15TB
Crews easily had his best week of the season. The incoming freshman to LSU was 8-for-17 with a double and mashed two home runs. He was responsible for six RBI's and had a slugging percentage of .882 this week. After a tough start to the season offensively, Crews has heated up at the right time for the River Rats.
FCSL PITCHER OF THE WEEK - WINTER GARDEN SQUEEZE
LHP PARKER MESSICK (Florida State) 7.0IP, 0R, 1H, 13K, 0BB, .045BAA
Messick was completely dominant in his start against the Suns this week. He kept two of the most dangerous hitters (Joe Burke and Robery Chayka) off the base paths, limiting DeLand to just one baserunner - a bunt single in the third inning. Over the course of the game, Messick struck out nine different batters, thirteen overall, and kept the Squeeze in it long enough for his team to score in extra innings and win 1-0. This week, Messick pitched the most innings without allowing a run and tied for the most strikeouts on the week, which helped him record the second-lowest batting average against. He was also one of just four pitchers to not issue a walk in over three innings pitched.
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TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
DELAND SUNS
CF ROBERT CHAYKA (Kentucky Wesleyan) .429/.529/.500 | 6H, 5R, 1 DBL, 2BB, 1SB, 7TB
Chayka reached base in more than half of his at-bats on the week. His standout performance came in DeLand's victory over top-seeded Leesburg, when he reached base four times and scored three runs.
LEESBURG LIGHTNING
1B ALEJANDRO FIGUEREDO (Seminole State) .357/.313/.714 | 5H, 1HR, 2DBL, 8RBI, 10TB
Figueredo finished off the regular season with a BANG, launching a home run and a couple of doubles in some huge games for his team. The Lighting went 4-0 this week and struck down the other three top-4 teams in the league largely on the strength of his FCSL-leading 8 RBI this week. Leesburg earned the #1 seed and won the regular season largely due to his timely hitting and outrageous production down the final stretch.
LEESBURG STORM
SS ALEX FREELAND (UCF) .500/.706/.700 | 5H, 3R, 1TRIPLE, 5RBI, 7TB, 6BB
Freeland put together another outstanding set of games for the Storm this week, driving in key runs and finding ways to get on base to help his team score some key wins down the stretch. In an important victory against the Diamond Dawgs, he knocked in a pair of runs and walked twice to put his team in position to clinch a home playoff game their next time out against DeLand. In that game, he cleared the bases with a triple and proved that he and the Storm will be a force to be reckoned with in the postseason.
ORLANDO SCORPIONS
IF COLBY HALTER (Florida) 1.000/1.000/1.000 | 2H, 3BB, 1SB, 2TB
Halter came to the plate five times in the final week of the season - he reached base each and every time. The incoming Florida Gator logged two singles and drew three walks in games against the Sanford River Rats and Seminole County Loggerheads. He also stole a base. He finished the season with an on-base percentage of .465
SANFORD MAVERICKS
OF ISAAC NUNEZ (USF) .500/.667/.625 | 4H, 2R, 1 DBL, 7SB, 5TB, 4BB
Nunez has been one of the top performers all summer long for the Mavericks, and in the last week of the season the shortstop didn't disappoint. Nunez went 4-for-8 with a double this week at the plate. Although he didn't contribute any RBI's he got on base at a very high clip with four walks (.667 OBP) and was an absolute pest on the base paths with seven stolen bases.
SEMINOLE COUNTY LOGGERHEADS
3B RYAN FISCHER (Indiana) .500/.571/.833 | 3H, 1 TRIPLE, 4RBI, 5TB, 1BB
Fischer's four RBIs and triple came in a win against the fifth seeded Snappers. He also only stuck out one time the entire week and got on base over half of the time that he stepped up to the plate.
SEMINOLE COUNTY SNAPPERS
1B ROBERT POST (Embry-Riddle) .455/.500/.818 | 5H, 5R, 1DBL, 5RBI, 6TB
Post was tied for third in RBIs this week with five. Post had four RBIs against the fourth seeded Storm. He joined the team late and was the hottest player this week. It seemed like any time the Snappers had a player in scoring position, he brought them in. Also he ended the week with the third highest slugging percentage among players with a minimum of plate appearances per team game of 2.7. Lastly, he created 4.091 runs.
WINTER GARDEN SQUEEZE
OF DOUG BELL (Southeastern) .333/.467/.667 | 4H, 1HR, 4RBI, 1DBL, 8TB, 1BB, 3SB
Bell was productive in the batter's box and on the bases last week. He finished tied for fourth in stolen bases and tied for sixth in RBIs. Bell had his best game of the season lsat Monday against the Mavericks as he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs and three RBIs, two of which came on his first home run of the season.
WINTER PARK DIAMOND DAWGS
1B CHENAR BROWN (Jackson State) .455/.500/.455 | 5H, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1SB, 5TB
It was a great week for Brown as he recorded two multi-hit games last week. Additionally, Brown led Winter Park in RBIs and batting average while tied for second in runs.
TEAM PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
DELAND SUNS
RHP JOVAN GILL (Stetson) 0-0, 6.2 IP, 0R, 3H, 5SO, 1BB, .150BAA
The two way player went toe-to-toe with the FCSL Pitcher of the Week, keeping the game against Winter Garden scoreless until he exited the game in the seventh inning. He held the third seed Squeeze to just four baserunners over the course of the game.
LEESBURG LIGHTNING
LHP ZACH CHAPPELL (North Florida) 2-0, 6.0 IP, 0R, 3H, 8K, 4BB, .143BAA
Zach was superb for the Lightning in the final week of the season, picking up wins against the Mavericks and Storm in the team's 4-0 week. He pitched masterfully in those contests, baffling hitters on his way to leading all Florida League arms in wins in that stretch. His mixture of pitches and methodical approach were key in helping his team clinch first place and home field advantage throughout the postseason.
LEESBURG STORM
RHP AMIR ASGHAR (Undecided) 1-0, 4.0 IP, 0R, 1H, 5K, 2BB, .083BAA
Asghar put together his best performace of the season at the right time to help the Storm lock up a home game in the first round of the playoffs. His four innings of shutout ball set the tone in Leesburg's game against the Dawgs, where they picked up a much needed win down the stretch against a strong offensive unit.
ORLANDO SCORPIONS
RHP NICK POGUE (Florida) 0-0, 6.0 IP, 1R, 2H, 3K, 1BB, .143BAA
In the final game of the season for the Scorpions, the Florida Gator threw four innings of two hit ball. He wraps up his summer with a 1.42 ERA in 12.2 IP.
SANFORD MAVERICKS
RHP JULIO MEDINA (Undecided) 5.0 IP, 1ER, 5H, 3SO, 2BB, .263BAA
Medina has been the Mavericks pitching ace this summer and in his lone start of the week against the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs this week. Medina threw five strong innings and only allowed one earned run in the contest with three strikeouts. Although it ended up being a No Decision for him, he did all he could to keep the Mavericks in the game from start to finish with his performance.
SANFORD RIVER RATS
RHP TONY ROSSI (State College of Florida) 1-0, 5.2 IP, 0R, 4H, 13K, 5BB, .200BAA
Rossi appeared in two games this week for the River Rats and continued his dominance. Rossi started in a game against the Leesburg Storm where he picked up the win. In four innings pitched, Rossi struck out 10 batters and didn't allow a run. He also pitched against the Scorpions and struck out three batters in 1.2 innings pitched. With 13 strikeouts this week, Rossi now leads the FCSL in that category with 36 for the summer.
SEMINOLE COUNTY LOGGERHEADS
RHP JUSTIN CLARK (West Virginia) 0-0, 4.1 IP, 1R, 1H, 6K, 4BB, .071BAA
On the final day of the season, Clark held the Scorpions to just one hit. The only hit he allowed was right before the lightning delay that ended the game. His 071 batting average against was third in the league this week.
SEMINOLE COUNTY SNAPPERS
RHP CONNOR HARRIS (George Washington) 0-0, 5.0 IP, 0R, 2H, 6K, 2BB, .125BAA
Harris' batting average against was eighth among pitchers this week. He threw five innings against the third seed Squeeze, allowing no runs and only a couple of hits.
WINTER PARK DIAMOND DAWGS
RHP RESE BROWN (Seminole State) 0-0, 3.0 IP, 0R, 0H, 4K, 0BB, .000BAA
Brown made the most of his only start last week. Getting the nod against the Loggerheads on Saturday, he kept Seminole County off the bases and also struck out four batters over three innings. Winter Park would go on to no-hit the Loggerheads, the only no-hitter in the regular season this summer. Brown was one of just two pitchers to throw three or more innings and not allow a batter to reach base last week.
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