Cleburne Railroaders infielder Carter Aldrete and Sioux Falls Canaries starter Ty Culbreth gained the American Affiliation’s Rawlings batter and pitcher of the month for the month of Might, the league introduced Sunday.
Aldrete led a Cleburne offense that when once more has a ton of firepower. The 26 year-old tied for the league-lead with seven dwelling runs in Might together with a .329 batting common, 17 RBI and 6 walks.
Aldrete had a nine-game hitting streak within the opening month, together with a four-hit recreation in Sioux Falls that included a homer to steer the Railroaders to a 12-1 win.
Initially from Monterey, California, Aldrete is in his first season of American Affiliation baseball. He spent the final 4 seasons within the San Francisco Giants group.
Culbreth is off to a scorching begin this season on the mound for the Canaries. The left-hander made three begins within the month of Might, together with two full video games.
He went the space at dwelling in opposition to Fargo-Moorhead, permitting only one (unearned) run and putting out six. Then adopted that up by going seven innings in recreation two of a doubleheader in Milwaukee, selecting up his second win.
He completed the month 2-0 with simply two earned runs allowed in 22 innings pitched. He walked two and struck out 15.
That is Culbreth’s fifth season with Sioux Falls after beforehand spending three seasons within the Colorado Rockies group.
Rawlings is the official baseball of the American Affiliation.