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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

BJ Szymanski named MWL Player of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
B.J. Szymanski, Dayton

.406 (13-32), 8 R, 3 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, 8 SO, 2 SB, .875 SLG

Syzmanski was hitting a dismal .173 entering Monday's game, and his average had not risen above the Mendoza line at any point in the season. What a difference a week makes, as he's now sitting at .239. Szymanski accumulated 13 hits this past week, seven of which went for extra bases. The highlight of the center fielder's hot streak came on Thursday, when he went 4-for-5 with two homers as the Dragons cruised to a 6-2 win over Clinton.

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