Squirrels Sands Earns Player of The Week Award
Funnville - The Richmond Flying Squirrels, in conjunction with the Eastern League of Professional Baseball, are pleased to announce that Richmond first baseman Jerry Sands is the winner of the Eastern League Player of the Week Award for the period of July 2nd through July 8th: Sands becomes the first
Funnville - The Richmond Flying Squirrels, in conjunction with the Eastern League of Professional Baseball, are pleased to announce that Richmond first baseman
Sands has been selected as the Eastern League Player of the Week for the period of July 2nd-July 8th. The 30-year old hit .429 (9-for-21) with five doubles, two home runs, five RBIs, six runs scored, two walks, and a .952 slugging percentage in six games last week. Sands, who is a native of Middletown, New York, reached base at least once in all six games he played in played in last week and had at least one extra-base hit in five of those games. That included a pair of games in which he came a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, going 3-for-5 with two RBIs in a 7-6 loss at Harrisburg on July 3rd and also going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a 6-2 win against Akron on Saturday night at The Diamond. The 6'4", 225 lb. slugger led all Eastern League hitters in extra-base hits (7), doubles (5), slugging percentage (.952), and OPS (1.431) last week. He also finished ranked among the weekly league leaders in total bases (20-2nd), home runs (2-tied 3rd), batting average (.429-5th), on-base percentage (.478-9th), and runs scored (6-tied 9th). Jerry was signed by the San Francisco Giants as a minor league free agent on June 3, 2017. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 25th round of the 2008 draft.
Jerry Sands' Batting Line for the 2018 Season
In addition to Sands honor, Erie SeaWolves left-handed starting pitcher
Matt Hall's Pitching Line for the period of July 2-July 8, 2018
Matt Hall's Pitching Line for the 2018 Season