Gunnar Henderson Named Low-A East League Player of the Week

Henderson Dominated FredNats Leading the Way to Six-Game Sweep

By Sam Jellinek

May 17, 2021

SALISBURY, MD - After a thoroughly dominant performance this past week, the Delmarva Shorebirds are pleased to announce that infielder Gunnar Henderson has been named the Low-A East League Player of the Week for the week of May 10-16. Henderson put together a sterling series at Fredericksburg, helping lead the

SALISBURY, MD - After a thoroughly dominant performance this past week, the Delmarva Shorebirds are pleased to announce that infielder Gunnar Henderson has been named the Low-A East League Player of the Week for the week of May 10-16.

Henderson put together a sterling series at Fredericksburg, helping lead the Shorebirds to a six-game sweep of the FredNats. Henderson went 10-for-23 (.435) with four doubles and a homer, while driving in 13 runs and scoring seven, also chipping in a stolen base.

Henderson started his week off by blasting a game-winning three-run homer on May 11 in a 3-for-4 performance in the Shorebirds 7-5 win. The 19-year-old followed that game up with a 3-for-6 outing with three doubles and five runs driven in on Wednesday. The three doubles tied the Shorebirds franchise record which was set by Yermín Mercedes in 2016. Henderson wrapped up his stellar week on May 15 firing off four hits, including a double, while driving in four more runs.

Thanks to his performance, Henderson has moved into the top-100 of multiple prospect lists. Henderson now ranks at #99 on MLB Pipeline’s top-100 while coming in at #93 on Baseball America’s rankings.
For the season, Henderson is hitting .341 with three home runs and 16 runs driven in. The 16 RBI currently leads the entire Low-A East League.

Henderson and the Shorebirds are back in action on Tuesday, May 17, at 7:05 p.m. as they welcome in the Carolina Mudcats to Arthur W. Perdue Stadium to kick off a 12-game homestand.

ABOUT THE DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS

The Delmarva Shorebirds were founded in 1996 and have been the Class-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles since 1997. The Shorebirds have won two South Atlantic League championships in 1997 and 2000 and were named the MiLB.com Minor League Team of the Year in 2019 after going 90-48 in the regular season. Based in Salisbury, Maryland, the Shorebirds are proud to represent the entire Delmarva Peninsula and have hosted two SAL All-Star Games in 1999 and 2011. The Shorebirds are owned by 7th Inning Stretch, LP, based in Stockton, California headed by Chairman Tom Volpe and President Pat Filippone.

For more information on the Shorebirds, call 410-219-3112 or visit theshorebirds.com.