Sioux Metropolis Explorers infielder John Nogowski and Sioux Falls Canaries pitcher Neil Lang gained the American Affiliation’s Pointstreak batter and pitcher of the week for the week ending 7/7, the league introduced Monday.
Nogowski led the league in hitting this week, going 15-for-26 (.577) on the plate with seven doubles, one homer, seven RBI, six walks and 10 runs scored.
Nogowski has but to go hit-less in July, presently on an eight-game streak and a five-game streak of recreation with two hits or extra. He drove in three runs with a pair of doubles on Sunday to assist wrap up a sequence win towards the Milkmen.
The previous main leaguer (St. Louis, Toronto, Pittsburgh, 2020-21) is in yr two with Sioux Metropolis after enjoying 34 video games a yr in the past. He’s hitting .333 this yr with 4 homers and 36 RBI.
On the pitching facet, Neil Lang picked up a pair of W’s this week for the first-place Canaries, one in a begin and one in reduction.
Lang began the week in Chicago, pitching seven shutout with 5 strikeouts in a 6-0 win for Sioux Falls. Then on Sunday, he pitched 4 innings in reduction within the recreation that was suspended on Saturday evening because of rain, pitching 4 innings permitting one run and hanging out three.
The proper-hander is in yr three with Sioux Falls and has additionally hung out in all three of the opposite MLB associate leagues within the Pioneer, Frontier and Atlantic leagues.
Pointstreak is the official statistician of the American Affiliation.
