Y'ALLS PRICE WINS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, JACKALS TAVAREZ WINS PITCHER OF THE WEEK
FLORENCE, KY – The Florence Y'alls, presented by Towne Properties, are pleased to announce that Brennan Price has been named the Frontier League's Player of the Week for his efforts from July 25 through July 30. It is the first weekly honor for a Y'alls player this season.
Price, who splits his time between first base and designated hitter, hit an absurd .522 (12-23) this past week with five home runs and 13 runs batted in. He hit a pair of doubles and walked four times, all of which accumulated to an OPS of 1.874.
Price hit two home runs in Friday's game against Schaumburg, and hit two more on Sunday against the Boomers. One of those home runs was a grand slam. Price fell a triple shy of the cycle in the Y'alls win on Wednesday against Quebec, one of two three-hit games of the week. He hit safely in each game of the week for a six-game hitting streak.
Price did this while experiencing a change in batting order. Not your usual table setter at six-foot, nine-inches tall and 300-plus pounds, Price was inserted into the leadoff spot in the order on Wednesday and it paid dividends immediately. In his five games batting atop the lineup card, the New Jersey native hit .550 with all of his extra-base hits. Florence scored eight or more runs in every game with Price leading off, including a pair of games with more than 10 runs scored.
Price is a two-time Frontier League All-Star (2022, 2023). He leads the Y'alls in home runs (18), runs batted in (63), walks (39), slugging percentage (.639) and hit by pitches (nine). Price has six three-hit games this season, including a four-hit game versus Schaumburg in early June. Including this week's performances, Price is 12-25 with six home runs versus the Boomers this season.
Price and the Y'alls start a quick three-game road trip tomorrow, August 1, in Evansville before returning home for a three-game series on Friday, August 4, versus Windy City. First pitch at Thomas More Stadium is set for 7:03 PM. Gates open at 5 PM for a pregame happy hour, and there will be a postgame fireworks display at the conclusion of the game.
Little Falls, NJ — The Frontier League, a proud partner of Major League Baseball, announced today that Jorge Tavarez was honored as the Pitcher of the Week for Week 12 of the 2023 season. It is the first time a Jackals pitcher has won the award this season, joining three players who have been honored as Player of the Week. Tavarez, from Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic, dazzled in his only start of the week in Washington, PA. Against the Wild Things, Tavarez tossed a complete game, allowed just three hits, struck out eight, and faced two batters over the minimum in a 4-0 New Jersey win on July 26th. He used just 89 pitches to record the first complete game by a Jackals pitcher this season. Since joining the team after rectifying an issue with his visa, Tavarez has resumed his dominant form from last season. His final start of 2022 was a complete game no-hitter against the Sussex County Miners, where he fanned 16 hitters to set the franchise single-season record for strikeouts. In his first start of 2023, he went six innings, struck out 7 and allowed just one run on seven hits against Florence. Tavarez has yet to issue a walk in his 15 innings of work. Jorge joins Keon Barnum, James Nelson and Rusber Estrada as Jackals Player/Pitcher of the Week winners and his selection this year ties New Jersey with division rival Tri-City for the most players selected, each with four. The Jackals will return to action tomorrow afternoon for a double-header against the Sussex County Miners. First pitch is scheduled for 4:35pm with the second game to follow half an hour after the conclusion of game one. The series will continue with a 10:35am Camp Day game and will wrap up with a night game in Sussex County at Skylands Stadium on Thursday
