Player of the Week

The Winchester Royals have swept the initial Valley League Player of the Week selections in picks announced Monday afternoon by the league office.

Corey Spangenberg, a middle infielder (Clarks Summit, Pa/VMI) earns Player of the Week honor while Charles Steinman (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Georgetown) takes Pitcher of the Week honors.

Player: Corey Spangenberg, Winchester. Spangenberg is leading the league with a .471 batting average with 16 hits in 34 at-bats.  Last week, against Front Royal, he went 3 for 4, assisting his team in the shutout against the Cardinals.  Since the start of the season, the Royal has a .559 slugging percentage and one home run. 

Pitcher: Charles Steinman, Winchester. Steinman, with a 0.68 ERA, is at the top of the Royals pitching rotation. With a total of 13 innings pitched, Steinman struck out eight, walked two and allowed just two runs.

Honor Roll:

Player:

Brant Jones, Haymarket .423 BA, 26 AB, 10 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, .615 SLG%

Chris Clinton, Staunton .393 BA, 28 AB, 11 hits, 1 double/triple & HR, .607 SLG%

Drew Gadaire, Front Royal .333 BA, 33 AB, 11 hits, 2 doubles/ \2 HR, .576 SLG%

Pitcher:

Matt Zahel, Winchester 1.29 ERA 5app, 7 IP, 2 saves 6Ks

Matt Benedict, Haymarket 1.17 ERA 2 wins 7.2 IP, 10Ks

Greg VanSickler, Front Royal 1.35 ERA 1-1, 13.1 IP, 15Ks