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sonny dearth, the virginian-pilot
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In the majors, we vote for Chad Pinder as the Player of the Week; in the minors, we cast the nod for Vinnie Pasquantino.

(listed with jersey number, name: position, level, team, organization)

Batters

36 Jake Cave: OF, AAA, St. Paul, Twins; 21 games, .222 batting average (16 for 72), 12 R, 0 HR, 7 RBI, .647 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage).

2 P.J. Higgins: C, AAA, Iowa, Cubs; 16 G, .340 (18 for 53), 4 R, 1 HR, 9 RBI, .925 OPS.

7 Cullen Large: 3B, AAA, Buffalo, Blue Jays; 24 G, .244 (21 for 86), 4 R, 0 HR, 9 RBI, .637 OPS.

22 Andre Lipcius: 3B, AA, Erie, Tigers; 25 G, .233 (17 for 73), 13 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .822 OPS.

8 Brandon Lowe: 2B/DH/OF, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 25 G, .194 (18 for 93), 14 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .595 OPS.

25 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, AAA, Omaha, Royals; 26 G, .270 (24 for 89), 17 R, 5 HR, 19 RBI, .919 OPS.

10 Chad Pinder: OF/2B/3B, MLB, Oakland, Athletics; 16 G, .300 (18 for 60), 7 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .795 OPS.

26 Chase Pinder: CF, AA, Springfield, Cardinals; 15 G, .304 (17 for 56), 12 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .912 OPS. On the 7-day injured list.

3 Chris Taylor: OF/SS/2B, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 21 G, .292 (21 for 72), 8 R, 1 HR, 11 RBI, .806 OPS.

2 Bryce Windham: C, AA, Tennessee, Cubs; 14 G, .186 (8 for 43), 6 R, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .554 OPS.

Pitchers

— Eddie Butler: Independent, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, 3 G (3 starts), 2-0, 3.21 ERA, 14 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 13 K.

45 Jharel Cotton: AAA, St. Paul, Twins; 3 G (0 starts), 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 6 K.

41 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 8 G (0 starts), 1-1, 1.17 ERA, 7 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 10 K.

30 Connor Jones: AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 5 G (5 starts), 0-2, 6.75 ERA, 21 1/3 IP, 24 H, 17 BB, 19 K.

52 Daniel Lynch: MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 4 G (4 starts), 2-1, 3.86 ERA, 21 IP, 19 H, 5 BB, 20 K.

16 Connor Overton: MLB, Cincinnati, Reds; 1 G (1 start), 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K. Earlier, with AAA Louisville, 4 G (2 starts), 2-1, 2.84 ERA, 19 IP, 16 H, 2 BB, 22 K.

64 Sean Poppen: MLB, Arizona, Diamondbacks; 5 G (0 starts), 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K. On the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.

36 Colin Selby: AA, Altoona, Pirates; 8 G (0 starts), 0-1, 0.96 ERA, 9 1/3 IP, 4 H, 6 BB, 7 K.

41 Garrett Stallings: AA, Bowie, Orioles; 4 G (4 starts), 1-2, 3.50 ERA, 18 IP, 10 H, 6 BB, 18 K.

30 Tyler Webb: Independent, Long Island Ducks, 4 G (0 starts), 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 3 1/3 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 5 K.

48 Ryan Yarbrough: MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 1 G (1 start), 0-0, 19.29 ERA, 2 1/3 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 K.

Where they’re from

Batters

Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots;

PJ Higgins: Old Dominion;

Cullen Large: James River High, William & Mary;

Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee;

Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native);

Vinnie Pasquantino: Old Dominion;

Chad Pinder: Poquoson, Va. Tech, Pilots;

Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson;

Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.;

Bryce Windham: Old Dominion (Norfolk native);

Pitchers

Eddie Butler: Chesapeake (Greenbrier Christian), Radford;

Jharel Cotton: Newport News (Menchville);

Daniel Hudson: Va. Beach (Princess Anne), ODU;

Connor Jones: Chesapeake (Great Bridge), U.Va.;

Daniel Lynch: Hampton native (U.Va.);

Connor Overton: ODU;

Sean Poppen: Chesapeake (Cape Henry), Harvard;

Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon;

Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).

Ryan Yarbrough: ODU.