The Kansas Metropolis Monarchs swept the American Affiliation’s Carbliss weekly awards for the week ending 6/8, with Isiah Gilliam and Josh Hendrickson successful batter and pitcher of the week respectively.
Gilliam tied for the league-lead with 11 whole hits through the week, together with two house runs, 5 doubles and eight runs batted in. He additionally walked 5 occasions and scored six runs himself.
He did so in simply 5 video games because of the Sunday recreation towards Winnipeg being suspended. Nevertheless he led the Monarchs to wins within the first two video games of that weekend set with house runs in consecutive nights.
That is yr two for Gilliam in Kansas Metropolis after he hit .333 with them in 31 video games a yr in the past. He beforehand reached as excessive because the AAA degree in each the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners organizations.
On the pitching facet, Saturday evening was a particular outing for Hendrickson as he went six no-hit innings towards Winnipeg with a whopping 15 strikeouts.
The one base runners he allowed had been on three walks. He was capable of get out of a jam in that closing sixth inning with two runners on.
Hendrickson is new to the league after beforehand spending 5 seasons within the Philadelphia Phillies group, reaching as excessive as AAA. He’s now 3-1 on the season with a 3.37 ERA in 5 begins.
Carbliss is the founding companion of the American Affiliation.
