Chris Leroux CBN POW, Week 17
* RHP Chris Leroux (Mississauga, Ont.) pitched five scoreless for triple-A Indianapolis and in his next outing worked six inning against Buffalo allowing two runs to earn CBN Player of the Week honour as the best of the 119 Canadians in the minors ….
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By George Farelli
Chris Leroux is adjusting to hie new role as a starter just fine thank you.
After pitching in relief, Leroux was made a starter for the triple-A Indianapolis Indians, Leroux made two starts this week, earning a win and a no decison to earn the honour as having the best week of the 119 Canadians in the minors.
On July 26th, the Pittsburgh Pirates farm hand picked up his first win of the season in a 5-1 victory over Pawtucket Red Sox, tossing five scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking Runs and out three.
And on On July 31 he got a no decision in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to Buffalo Bisons, pitching six innings, allowing five hits, two earned runs while striking out five.
These two appearances improved the former Team Ontario catcher’s over-all record with Indianapolis to 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA.
BEST OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES for WEEK 17
Player / Class / Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
Justin Atkinson - Rkie GCL Blue Jays 12 4 6 – 4 .500
Jim Adduci - AAA Iowa 27 5 13 2 6 .481
Sammie Starr - A Delmarva 13 2 6 – 5 .462
Brandon Dailey - Rkie Billings 13 3 6 – 2 .462
Maxx Tissenbaum - A Eugene 17 5 7 2 7 .412
Jonathan Jones - Rke AZL Giants 20 3 8 2 6 .400
Stephen Wickens - A Beloit 20 5 8 1 2 .400
Ryan LaPensee - A Visalia 15 4 6 – 2 .400
Chris Bisson - A Lake Elsinore 20 3 8 – - .400
Brock Kjeldgaard - AA Huntsville 16 3 6 – 1 .375
Nic Cuckovich - Rkie Idaho Falls 19 4 7 – 5 .368
Lars Davis - AA Tulsa 14 2 5 1 2 .357
John Suomi - AAA Lehigh Valley 14 2 5 – 3 .357
Jordan Lennerton - AA Erie 24 3 8 – 3 .333
Josue Peley - IND Quebec 30 – 12 – 5 .400
(Minimum 10 At Bats required.)
(Brock Kjeldgaard moved this week, stats reflect games with both teams.)
BEST PITCHING PERFORMANCES
CHRIS LEROUX RHP – AAA INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 11.0 8 2 2 2 8 1-0 – 0.91 1.64
CORY HALL RHP – RKIE IDAHO FALLS CHUKKARS
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
3 2.2 3 - - - 4 1-0 1 1.36 0.00
Kansas City Royals prospect Cory had an excellent week with Idaho Falls Chukkars, picking up a win, a save and a no decision, in three appearances. On July 27, he pitched one scoreless nning in a 6-5 loss to Grand Junction Rockies, gave up two hits. On July 30, he earned his first win of the season in a 4-3 victory over Grand Junction, tossing one scoreless inning, surrendering only one hit. On July 31, he closed out a 7-4 victory over Ogden Raptors, earning his fourths ave of the year, pitched 2/3 scoreless without allowing a hit and striking out two Raptor hitters. With this performance the Regina native improved his over-all record with the Chukkars to 1-1, four aves and a 2.89 ERA.
COLIN KLEVEN RHP – A LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 14.1 7 3 3 2 12 2-0 – 0.64 1.91
Kleven made two starts for the BlueClaws this week, and earned a win in both games. On July 25 he beat the Hagerstown Suns 10-3, throwing 6 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and three earned runs, while striking out six Suns Hitters. On July 30, he earned his sixth win of the season in an 8-0 victory over Delmarva Shorebirds, pitched eight scoreless innings, gave up only two hits, while striking out six. It was his longest outing of the season, and umproved his record with Lakewood to 6-7 and a 4.40 ERA.
JAMES PAXTON LHP – AA JACKSON GENERALS
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 1-0 - 1.17 1.50
Paxton continues to pitch effectively for Double-A Jackson, and this week the Mariners prospect earned his fifth win of the year in his only start. On July 27, he beat Montgomery Biscuits 5-3 with six strong innings, in which he surrendered only four hits, one earned run and struck out four. The win improved his record with the Generals to 5-3 with a 3.34 ERA.
SHAWN HILL RHP – AAA LAS VEGAS 51’s
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 7.0 5 - – 1 5 1-0 - 0.86 0.00
For the fourth week in a row, Hill has pitched well enough to earna spot in our “Weekly Best Pitching Performances“ list. On July 28, he had another excellent start in 7-2 victory over Salt Lake Bees and earned his sixth win of the year for the 51’s. He tossed seven scoreless innings and gave up five hits, striking five. He improved his overall record with Las Vegas to 6-0 with a 3.96 ERA.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Week 1 — LHP James Paxton (Ladner, BC)
Week 2 — 1B Jordan Lennerton (Langley, BC)
Week 3 — RHP Jameson Taillon (Woodlands, Tx)
Week 4 — LHP Jeff Francis (North Delta, BC)
Week 5 — INF Carter Bell (Courtenay, BC)
Week 6 — RHP Colin Kleven (Kamloops, BC)
Week 7 — INF Jamie Romak (London, Ont.)
Week 8 — RHP Scott Richmond (North Vancouver, BC)
Weeek 9 — INF Wes Darvill (Langley, BC)
Week 10 — RHP Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.)
Week 11 — OF Nick Weglarz (Stevensville., Ont.)
Week 12 — INF Steve Wickens (Whitby, Ont.)
Week 13 — 1B Jordan Lennerton (Langley, BC)
Week 14 — OF Adam Loewen (Surrey, BC)
Week 15 — LHP James Paxton (Ladner, BC)
