Sioux Metropolis Explorers infielder Abdiel Layer and Lincoln Saltdogs starter Greg Loukinen received the American Affiliation’s Carbliss batter and pitcher of the week for the week ending 8/31, the league introduced Monday.
Layer was the lead run producer within the league this week, driving in 11 in simply 5 video games whereas going 7-for-20 (.350) with a double and three dwelling runs.
Layer’s greatest sport got here in the beginning of the week on Tuesday, when he went deep twice and drove in 5 in a dominant 16-5 win towards Sioux Falls. The Explorers cut up that sequence 2-2 towards the Canaries.
That is yr two for Layer within the Affiliation after enjoying in 69 video games a yr in the past for the Milwaukee Milkmen. He was beforehand within the San Francisco Giants group from 2018-2023.
On the pitching aspect, Loukinen put forth a dominant outing on Wednesday with seven shutout innings towards Cleburne in what turned out to be a 1-0 win for the Saltdogs.
The left-hander had eight strikeouts to only two walks and allowed 4 hits within the outing.
It was the second straight sturdy begin for Loukinen after he allowed two runs over 6.2 frames towards Sioux Metropolis the week prior. He’s gone a minimum of six innings in three straight begins.
Loukinen returned to the league this yr after spending a short while with Lake Nation again in 2022. He additionally hung out within the Frontier League.
Carbliss is the founding associate of the American Affiliation.
