Keegan McGovern named Player of the Week
Fort Wayne, IN (July 23, 2018) - Clinton LumberKings outfielder Keegan McGovern has been named by Minor League Baseball as the Midwest League Player of the Week for July 16th through the 22nd. McGovern becomes the first LumberKing to be honored with a Player of the Week award since Gareth Morgan
Fort Wayne, IN (July 23, 2018) - Clinton LumberKings outfielder
McGovern, 22, earned the nob with a blistering week at the plate in which he batted .429 (9-for-21) scoring five runs, with a double, two home runs, eight RBIs, five walks, and a steal of home. Over the week, the LumberKings went 9-2 winning three series including a three-game series sweep of the Lansing Lugnuts at Ashford University Field.
The week featured career highs for McGovern. On Thursday July 19th in Lake County he drew three walks to set a professional career high for walks worked in a game. The series at Classic Park with the Captains featured both of his home runs for the week, the first time in his career he had homered twice in the same series.
The Seattle Mariners selected McGovern in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of Georgia and assigned him to Clinton following a brief four game stint with the Everett AquaSox of the Northwest League.
The LumberKings will be in action tonight with the conclusion of their three-game series with the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Parkview Field. Clinton will throw right-handed pitcher
About the LumberKings
The LumberKings, the only remaining Charter Member of the Midwest League, are in their 63rd season in the league and their 10th as an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. Since the club's inception in 1937, 280 former Clinton players have made it to the Major Leagues. The LumberKings play at historic Ashford University Field located off 6th Avenue North at 537 Ballpark Drive. Advertising and tickets for the 2018 season are available by calling (563) 242-0727 or by visiting lumberkings.com