Prospect Roundup August 20th Games: Apostel and Newton

Sherten Apostel (Bristol 2018) and Shervyen Newton (Kingsport 2018) were standout prospects on Tuesday.

Rangers IF Sherten Apostel , Class A Advanced Down East: 2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R -- The 10th-ranked Texas prospect continued a stellar August with the third two-hit effort in his last four games and his second multi-homer game of the season. Apostel swatted a solo shot in the second inning and followed with a two-run blast to right-center in the eighth. In 16 games this month,  the 20-year-old from Curacao is batting .347/.492/.673 with four long balls and 11 RBIs.
Mets 3B Shervyen Newton , Class A Columbia: 3-for-4, 4 RBIs, 2 R -- The 20-year-old recorded his fourth three-hit game of the year and tied his season high for RBIs in the Fireflies' 9-8, 11-inning loss at Hickory. Newton clubbed his ninth long ball of the campaign and second in six games. The eighth-ranked Mets prospect has improved since the South Atlantic League All-Star break, hitting .228/.288/.386 with seven homers and 23 RBIs in 52 games in the second half.