Leon (Princeton) and Laweryson (Elizabethton) Receive POTW Honors

CHAPEL HILL, NC- The Appalachian League announced today that Minor League Baseball selected Princeton Rays catcher Luis Leon as Player of the Week and Elizabethton Twins right-handed pitcher Cody Laweryson as Pitcher of the Week. Both awards recognize these players' performances for games during the week of August 26-August 28.

Leon, 20, earned Player of the Week Honors after an impressive three-game strecth to close the regular season. He batted .429, with 2 HRs, and had 5 RBI. Leon signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016. On August 30th, he was promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York-Pennsylvania League.
Laweryson, 20, earned Pitcher of the Week honors after a dominant start against the Greeneville Reds. He pitched 6 innings, allowing zero runs on just 3 hits, and struck out 15 batters. Laweryson was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 14th Round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of Maine at Orono. 
Former Appalachian League Players Receiving MiLB POTW Honors:
Eastern League
Pitcher: Domingo Robles (Bristol 2017), Altoona (PIT) (1-0, 0.64 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 1 SHO, 14 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K)
Southern League
Player: Riley Unroe (Princeton 2014), Mississippi (ATL) (.407/.467/.778, 7 G, 11-for-27, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 SB)
Pitcher: Bailey Ober (Elizabethton 2017), Pensacola (MIN) (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 10 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 14 K)
Florida State League
Player: Dylan Busby (Bristol 2018), Bradenton (PIT) (.429/.529/1.143, 4 G, 6-for-14, 1 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 7 K)
South Atlantic League
Player: Eduardo Torrealba (Pulaski 2017), Charleston (NYY) (.448/.467/.759, 7 G, 13-for-29, 6 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 1 BB, 3 K)
New York-Penn League
Pitcher: Jayden Murray (Princeton 2019), Hudson Valley (TB) (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 HBP, 0 BB, 10 K)