Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

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5/18/09-5/24/09

Chase Utley (UCLA)

Philadelphia Phillies

.292 Avg

3 Runs

1 HR

6 RBIs

1 SB

Runner-up

Dustin Pedroia (Arizona St.)

Boston Red Sox

.444 Avg

7 Runs

2 RBIs

2 SBs

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

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5/18/09-5/24/09

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

San Francisco Giants

7.0 Innings

10 K's

1.29 ERA

0.71 WHIP

Runner-up

Mark Hendrickson (Washington St.)

Baltimore Orioles

2.2 Innings

4 K's

0.00 ERA

0.38 WHIP

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

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5/11/09-5/17/09

Jeff Larish (Arizona St.)

Detroit Tigers

.417 Avg

5 Runs

2 HRs

2 RBIs

Runner-Up

Ben Francisco (UCLA)

Cleveland Indians

.250 Avg

2 Runs

2 HRs

5 RBIs

1 SB

Dating back to last week, Jeff Larish had a streak of hitting a home run in three straight games. His solid hitting has increased his confidence and as a result has increased his playing time.

Ben Francisco had a monster game Sunday to give him a chance at Pac10Pro of the week. He had 2 HRs and 4 RBIs against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

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5/11/09-5/17/09

Trevor Hoffman (Arizona)

Milwaukee Brewers

4.0 Innings

4 Saves

2 Ks

0.00 ERA

0.00 WHIP

Runner-Up

Brian Bannister (USC)

Kansas City Royals

5.2 Innings

3 Ks

3.18 ERA

1.06 WHIP

Trevor Hoffman has been rejuvenated in Milwaukee and has shown the dominance that has escaped him in recent years. Hoffman was a perfect 4-4 in save opportunities and didn't allow a batter to reach base.

Brian Bannister continues to be a solid performer for Kansas City. He pitched a solid game, but the defense and bullpen fell apart to lose the game.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

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5/4/09-5/10/09

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

San Francisco Giants

13.0 Innings

1 Win

15 Ks

3.46 ERA

1.00 WHIP

Runner-Up

Brian Bannister (USC)

Kansas City Royals

6.0 Innings

1 Win

7 Ks

0.00 ERA

1.00 WHIP

Tim Lincecum had two solid starts this last week and continues to build upon his strong season. He leads the NL in strikeouts and is only one strikeout behind the MLB lead.

Brian Bannister had a solid performance helping the Royals defeat the Mariners. He has had great success in day games in his career; 13-4 in day games, 13-22 in night games. Bannister has now allowed one run or fewer in three of his four starts this season.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

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5/4/09-5/10/09

Dustin Pedroia (Arizona St.)

Boston Red Sox

.370 Avg

7 Runs

4 RBIs

Runner-Up

Eric Byrnes (UCLA)

Arizona Diamondbacks

.261 Avg

3 Runs

1 HR

5 RBIs

1 SB

Dustin Pedroia had a great week helping the Red Sox to a five wins in seven games during the week. Pedroia is a catalyst at the top of the Red Sox lineup and continues to impress following his MVP season. However, Pedroia left Sunday's game with a strained groin. Only time will tell how this will affect Pedroia and the Red Sox lineup.

After struggling for the beginning of the season, Eric Byrnes had a great weekend series against the Nationals. He had two hits in each of the three games and raised his season average .51 points over the weekend. It will be a great story if Byrnes can stay healthy and become once again a clutch hitter in the Diamondbacks lineup.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

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4/27/09-5/3/09

Trevor Hoffman (Arizona)

Milwaukee Brewers

4.0 Innings

3 Saves

5 Ks

0.00 ERA

0.50 WHIP

Runner-Up

Randy Johnson (USC)

San Francisco Giants

7.0 Innings

1 Win

9 Ks

0.00 ERA

0.57 WHIP

After beginning the season on the DL, Trevor Hoffman has come back strong. Hoffman is proving to himself and others that he can still close games. He has given the Brewers some veteran leadership in the bullpen and they are 4-0 through Sunday with him on the roster. Hoffman now has 557 career saves, increasing his own major league record.

Randy Johnson continues to dominate hitters after all these years. His win last week was his 297th career victory. Congrats to both Hoffman and Johnson for their consistency and we at Pac10Pros wish them continued success.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

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4/27/09-5/3/09

Willie Bloomquist (Arizona St.)

Kansas City Royals

.474 Avg

8 Runs

1 HR

3 RBIs

3 SBs

Runner-Up

Chase Utley (UCLA)

Philadelphia Phillies

.462 Avg

6 Runs

3 HRs

5 RBIs

Willie Bloomquist has proven to be a great off-season acquisition for the Royals. His great hitting has forced the Royals to find a spot for him in their lineup, Bloomquist has played 2B, SS, LF, & RF.

Chase Utley barely lost out to Bloomquist. Utley has continued his hot hitting and could be adding to the recent MVP history of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Month-Pitchers

April 2009

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

San Francisco Giants

31.1 Innings

2 Wins

43 Ks

3.16 ERA

1.28 WHIP

Runner-Up

Brian Bannister (USC)

Kansas City Royals

13.0 Innings

2 Wins

3 Ks

0.69 ERA

1.00 WHIP

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After a slow start Lincecum, has been solid in his last three starts. He has only allowed four earned runs and struck out 33 over his last three starts. He has helped the Giants rebound after their slow start and is tied for second in the NL West.

Bannister began the season in AAA, but has proven himself in two starts since being added to the Major League roster. He has given up only one run in his 13 innings, and despite his control problems with walks has been able to escape bad situations.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Month-Batters

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April 2009

Chase Utley (UCLA)

Philadelphia Phillies

.342 Avg

18 Runs

7 HRs

20 RBIs

2 SBs

Runner-Up

Andre Ethier (Arizona St.)

Los Angeles Dodgers

.306 Avg

18 Runs

5 HRs

22 RBIs

1 SB

Congrats to Chase Utley for having a very impressive opening month to the baseball season. Chase is showing no signs of a World Series hangover, while proving he is one of the best hitters in the game today.

Coming in at a close second, Ethier has definitely given other teams second thoughts about pitching around Manny Ramirez. He has taken advantage of every opportunity and is off to a very productive 2009 season.

NBA All Rookie Team

2008-2009 All-Rookie Team

First Team

O.J. Mayo (USC) Memphis Grizzlies

Russell Westbrook (UCLA) Oklahoma City Thunder

Brook Lopez (Stanford) New Jersey Nets

Second Team

Kevin Love (UCLA) Minnesota Timberwolves

Congrats to all the Pac10Pros rookies. Great work in your first NBA season. Pac10Pros.com looks forward to watching your careers progress.