PORTLAND, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce the winners of the Eastern League Player of the Week Award and Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Award for the period of May 9th through May 15th:

Erie SeaWolves outfielder Justin Henry has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the period of May 9th-May 15th. The 26-year old appeared in seven games last week for the SeaWolves and batted .464 (13-for-28) with one double, one triple, five runs scored, two RBI, three stolen bases, two walks and a .571 slugging percentage. The 6'3", 180 lb. speedster reached base in all seven games he played in last week and had five multiple hit games, including going 4-for-4 on Thursday night at Altoona. He has reached base in 14 consecutive games for the SeaWolves and is hitting .440 with three doubles and 10 runs scored during that span. Henry, who is a native of Houston, Texas, ranked first among all Eastern League players in batting average (.464) and hits (13) last week. He also finished ranked among the weekly leaders in stolen bases (3-tied 2nd), on-base percentage (.500-tied 3rd), OPS (1.071-tied 3rd), total bases (16-tied 4th) and slugging percentage (.571-tied 9th). Justin, who is currently ranked second in the league in batting average (.368) and on-base percentage (.455), was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the ninth round of the 2007 draft after hitting .381 with 52 runs scored and 22 stolen bases in 65 games during his junior season as the University of Mississippi.

Justin Henry's Batting Line for the period of May 9-May 15, 2011

Justin Henry's Batting Line for the 2011 Season

Brad Peacock, a right-handed starting pitcher for the Harrisburg Senators, is the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the period of May 9th-May 15th. The 6'1", 175 lb. hurler made one appearance for the Senators last week and had a record of 1-0 with 1.29 ERA in seven innings pitched. Peacock, who entered the 2011 season rated by Baseball America as the 10th best prospect in the Washington organization, made his only start of the week on Friday night at Richmond and gave up just one run on five hits and one walk while striking out 14 batters in Harrisburg's 5-2 victory. He struck out at least one batter in every inning he pitched and finished the game by striking out the final five batters he faced while improving his record to 5-1 on the season. The 23-year old is currently tied for first in the league in strikeouts (56) and wins (5). The Miami, Florida native is also ranked second in WHIP (0.87), fourth in ERA (2.13), fourth in innings pitched (42.1) and fifth in batting average against (.195). Brad, who was also named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week earlier this season for the period of April 18th-24th, was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 41st round of the 2006 draft out of Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, Florida.

Brad Peacock's Pitching Line for the period of May 9-May 15, 2011

Brad Peacock's Pitching Line for the 2011 Season