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August
21st
Highlights
*8/21/2008
HIGHLIGHTS
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Offensive
Player
of the
Week
New York
Penn
League
Luis
Sumoza,
Lowell
Spinners
.565
(13-23),
8 R, 4
2B, 0
3B, 3
HR, 10
RBI, 4
BB, 6
SO, 2
SB,
1.130
SLG
On July
27,
Sumoza
was
hitting
.304 and
the
Venezuelan
outfielder
had
gotten a
hit in
19 of
his
previous
20
games.
Then
Sumoza
went
into a
nasty
slump
with
just one
hit in
his next
26
at-bats.
In the
process,
his
batting
average
would
drop 50
points
and his
first
.300
season
seemed
out of
reach.
However,
Sumoza
is
quickly
becoming
one of
the
Minor
Leagues'
streakiest
players
with 15
hits in
his last
eight
games,
nine of
them
going
for
extra
bases.
On
Sunday,
Sumoza
had
three
extra-base
hits,
including
two home
runs for
the
first
time in
the
Minor
Leagues.
*8/21/2008
HIGHLIGHTS
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Pitcher of the
Week
Pinoeer
Baseball
League
Buddy
Boshers,
Orem
Owlz
2-0,
0.82
ERA, 2
G, 2 GS,
11.0 IP,
8 H, 2
R, 1 ER,
4 BB, 6
SO
It seems
like no
one has
played
poorly
for the
Owlz in
the last
two
weeks,
with the
team in
the
midst of
a
franchise-record
14-game
winning
streak.
Four
pitchers
have two
wins
during
the
streak,
but the
best of
the
bunch
has been
Boshers.
On Aug.
11, the
Owlz had
a rare
off day
at the
plate,
scoring
just
four
runs.
However,
it was
Boshers
who
bailed
them
out,
holding
Missoula
to just
one run
over six
innings.
Five
days
later,
Boshers
was even
better,
allowing
only an
unearned
run to
Helena
over
five
innings.
The
Huntsville,
Ala.,
native
has yet
to lose
in 10
appearances
with
Orem
this
season.
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Oakley LMG
Players of the
Month
Major League -
Pitcher of the
Month - CARLOS
GUEVARA
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Carlos
Guevara
San
Diego
Padres |
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Major League -
Position Player
of the Month -
DAVID MURPHY
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David
Murphy
Texas
Rangers |
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Minor League -
Pitcher of the
Month - HECTOR
RONDON
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Hector
Rondon
Kinston
Indians |
Hector
Rondon
had a
solid
June,
winning
three of
the four
games he
started
in.
Hector
posted a
solid,
1.23 ERA
with a 7
to 28
walk to
strike
out
ratio.
Hector
has a
season
ERA of
3.45,
which is
the
second
best on
the
Kinston
Indians
and 3rd
lowest
of all
LMG
players.
Rondon
is tied
for the
most
wins on
his team
with two
others
and tied
for the
3rd most
wins of
all LMG
pitchers.
Hector
was
named to
the XM
2008
Futures
Game
World
Team,
representing
his home
of
Venezuela.
Congratulations
Hector
on being
named
LMG’s
June
Minor
League
Pitcher
of the
Month!
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Minor League -
Position Player
of the Month -
MIKE CARP
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Mike
Carp
Binghamton
Mets |
Mike
Carp had
a
tremendous
June,
posting
a
batting
average
of
0.346,
an on
base
percent
of 0.452
and a
slugging
percent
of
0.551.
In 78 at
bats,
Carp had
4 home
runs and
18
RBI’s.
Mike
leads
his
team,
the
Binghamton
Mets, in
batting
average
and on
base
percent
and is
second
in home
runs and
fourth
in
slugging
percent.
Carp has
the
fifth
best
batting
average
in the
Eastern
League
and 9th
best on
base
percent
and
slugging
percent.
Mike
also has
the best
batting
average,
slugging
percent
and is
tied for
the most
home
runs in
all LMG
position
players.
Congratulations
Mike on
being
named
LMG’s
June
Minor
League
Position
Player
of the
Month.
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2008 LMG Client
Retreat
January 2008-
LMG held its 4th
Annual Client
Retreat in Lake
Mary, Florida.
Tom gathers
everyone
together just
before the
season starts so
that he and his
clients can
spend some time
together in a
relaxed, fun
environment.
It's a nice
break before the
players start
focusing on
preparing for
the upcoming
season. Players
and business
associates of
LMG came out and
enjoyed a
weekend of good
food, drink, and
the third annual
LMG golf
tournament.
LMG partner John
Morgan hosted
everyone at his
beautiful home
before the group
went out to
downtown Orlando
for some fun on
the town.
PICTURES
(Currently you
can view
previous retreat
pictures, check
back soon, 2008
photos will be
up!)
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