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Austin
Wood
Cotuit Kettleers RHP (St. Petersburg)
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Jordan
Leyland
Cotuit Kettleers 1B (UC Irvine)
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COCA
COLA PITCHER OF THE WEEK:
Austin
Wood,
Cotuit RHP
Cotuit has swept this week’s pair of awards, as
Kettleer ace Austin
Wood (St. Petersburg) was named Coca Cola
Pitcher of the Week for the second time. Wood, who
started and threw a scoreless inning for the Western
Division in this year’s All-Star game, previously had
captured the honor in the fifth week of the season. He
earned this week’s award for his win in the opener of
Cotuit’s first-round series against Falmouth. Over
seven innings, the right-hander allowed one run on four
hits, while striking out 10. He has been one of the Cape
League’s top performers all season. His 0.74 ERA
during the regular season was tied for the league lead
with Bourne’s Grayson Garvin (Vanderbilt). Wood
was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 Major
League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
COCA
COLA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jordan
Leyland,
Cotuit IF
Jordan
Leyland (UC Irvine) completed Cotuit’s sweep
by being named Coca Cola Player of the Week. A former
temporary player who played his way onto the Cape League
All-Star team, Leyland put together a stunning week at
the plate, batting .429, while striking out only three
times in 28 at-bats. Most impressive about the 6-5
Leyland was his clutch hitting come playoff time. In the
opener on August 6th, he went 2-for-4, launching a home
run, driving in two runs and also scoring two. To help
complete the sweep of Falmouth the next day, he had
three hits and drove in two runs, including the
game-winner with Cotuit down to their final out. He
continued the hot streak in the first game of the
second-round series against Wareham, reaching safely in
each at-bat, with two hits and two walks. Leyland is a
sophomore at UC-Irvine, where he batted .301 this past
year.
Mike Campbell, CCBL
Intern
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