This past week was a productive one for the few VT players that saw action. For our hitters, of the six that had at least one plate appearance last week, four of them hit a homer (Justin Munoz, Aiden Arnett, Caleb Strawhecker, Palmer Hornick) including two (Strawhecker, Hornick) that hit two homers. On the pitching side, we only had one pitcher make an appearance (Danny Lazaro), but he had an impressive four inning start. Player(s) of the Week • Caleb Strawhecker (Highpoint-Thomasville, Coastal Plain League) – He continued a positive trend by posting two multi-hit games this past week which including a 2-homer game where he drove in four runs on 7/17. For the week, in 12 plate appearances, he posted a slash line of .556 avg / .667 obp / 1.222 slg / 1.889 ops and raised his summer slash line to .289 avg / .429 obp / .474 slg / .902 ops. • Danny Lazaro (Upper Valley, NECBL) – He was our only pitcher that made an appearance in the past week but he made it count as he got a start on 7/14 and faced the minimum batters across 4.0 innings, giving up just 1 hit and 1 hit by pitch, while striking out 4, walking none and giving up no runs. The performance improved his summer totals to a 3.86 era and 1.07 whip across 9.1 innings. • Palmer Hornick (Pulaski, Appalachian League) – The incoming freshman is starting to heat up. In 14 plate appearances this past week, he hit homers in back-to-back games while posting a slash line of .286 avg / .643 obp / 1.143 slg / 1.786 ops. He has only played in 7 games this summer, but the early returns are positive as he has a .278 avg and team-leading results across obp (.500), slg (.667) and ops (1.167). Other Notes • Aiden Arnett (Madison, Northwoods League) – His 17-game hitting streak came to an end this past week, but he still managed to have a productive week as he had a homer and a double in 15 plate appearances which contributed to a slash line of .222 avg / .533 obp / .667 slg / 1.200 ops. He continues to be our most consistent and productive hitter this summer as he has now reached base safely in 28 of his 29 games played and is top two on the team in just about every key offensive stat. • Willie Hurt (Upper Valley, NECBL) – He had a rough week this past week as he went hitless in 12 plate appearances and striking out 3 times. Overall, it has been a relatively underwhelming summer for him as he only has two extra-base hits in 123 plate appearances while striking out 28% of the time and slashing just .224 avg / .366 obp / .245 slg / .611 ops. The only real positive so far is he has shown good speed with 16 stolen bases in 19 attempts.