Capel earns second MWL Player of the Week

Captains outfielder bats .444 with homer, double, triple, eight RBI

Conner Capel earned his second Midwest League Player of the Week award this year with a stellar stretch from August 7-13.

August 14, 2017

(Eastlake, OH) - The Midwest League and the Lake County Captains, class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, have announced that Captains outfielder Conner Capel has been named the Midwest League Player of the Week for the second time this year. Capel has been named the MWL Player of the

(Eastlake, OH) - The Midwest League and the Lake County Captains, class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, have announced that Captains outfielder Conner Capel has been named the Midwest League Player of the Week for the second time this year. Capel has been named the MWL Player of the Week for the week of August 7^th - August 13^th and he was also the Player of the Week from May 29^th- June 4^th. Capel is the only Captains player to win the award this season.
Over the past week, Capel batted .444 in seven games. The 20-year old outfielder from Katy, TX went 12-for-27 with one double, one triple, one home run and eight runs batted in. Capel also scored six runs, and stole one base.

Capel was particularly dominant in the Captains' series against the Lansing Lugnuts. In the four-game series from Thursday to Sunday, Capel went 10-for-18 at the plate (.555 AVG). Capel's homer, double, triple and eight RBI all came against Lansing, as did five of his runs scored and his one stolen base.
Capel is among the Captains' team leaders in several offensive categories. He ranks first in triples (6), runs (59) and walks (38). Capel is also second on the club in home runs (19), doubles (18), and stolen bases (13). In addition, he leads all qualified Captains in OPS (.790) and slugging percentage (.475). Capel was the Indians' 5^th round pick in the 2016 MLB Draft.
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