Position Player of the Week :
OF Jorge Bonifacio - 10 for 22 ( .455 ) - double, HR, 2 RBIs - 8 game hitting streak ( 13 for 34 - .383 ) - solid veteran presence has 14 home runs and 55 RBIs for the season - 29 year old from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic signed as a minor league free agent on 3/30/22 after playing with Reading/Lehigh Valley & the Phillies in 2021.
Jorge Bonifacio - photo by Cheryl Pursell
Pitchers of the Week :
LH Christopher Sanchez - 7 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 BB, 6 K’s - 90 pitches - 53 strikes - has pitched in 15 games ( 14 starts ) for Lehigh Valley posting a 3.14 ERA in 57 1/3 IP - he also has pitched in 14 major league games this season ( 37 IP ) - overall season numbers - 29 appearances - 94 1/3 IP, 4.10 ERA, 92 K’s - 25 years old - acquired in trade with Rays on 11/20/19.
RH Noah Skirrow - 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 89 pitches - 55 strikes - has recorded a 2.65 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP in three September starts since his promotion to Lehigh Valley on the 5th of the month. Noah ( 24 years old - signed as an un-drafted free agent on 6/16/20 from Liberty University ) has quietly had a very solid season. Between Reading and Lehigh Valley he’s made 24 starts ( 115 2/3 IP ) and posted an overall 4.36 ERA with 130 K’s and 37 walks. The Canadian born Skirrow is one of only five minor league hurlers to throw over 100 innings this season. Assuming he makes one more start next week against Syracuse he should end up as the innings pitched leader this season.
Christopher Sanchez - photo by Cheryl Pursell
Noah Skirrow - photo by Cheryl Pursell
2022 season win/loss records :
Lehigh Valley went 2-4 during the week and is 75-71 overall
Reading finished the season 61-77
Jersey Shore finished the season 51-81
Clearwater finished the season 57-71
FCL Phillies finished the season 26-29
DSL Phillies Red finished the season 36-23
DSL Phillies White finished the regular season 40-19
DSL Phillies White won the DSL Championship going 2-1 in the Championship Series and 6-1 overall in the playoffs
This coming week’s schedule : ( 9/26 to 9/28 )
AAA - Lehigh Valley will visit Syracuse ( Mets affiliate ) for the final three games of the season
Footnotes :
Other Position Player standouts :
1B Darick Hall - 7 for 23 ( .304 ) - 2 HR, 5 RBIs - 6 BB - .448 OBP
Ali Castillo - 6 for 20 ( .300 )
Scott Kingery - 7 for 24 ( .292 ) - 1 triple, 2 doubles, 3 BB - .370 OBP from leadoff spot in order
Other Pitching highlights :
LH Michael Plassmeyer - 6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 1 HB, 5 K’s - 84 pitches - 56 strikes
RH Chris Devenksi - two appearances - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 25 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Nick Duron - two appearances - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 33 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Griff McGarry - two appearances - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 29 pitches - 20 strikes
LH Braeden Ogle - two appearances - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 34 pitches - 17 strikes
RH James Marvel - two appearances - 4 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 58 pitches - 40 strikes
LH Jonathan Hennigan - two appearances - 2 2/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s - 58 pitches - 32 strikes