Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

6/23/09-6/28/09



Chase Utley (UCLA)
Philadelphia Phillies


.364 Avg
4 Runs
1 HR
6 RBIs
1 SB


Runner-up

Andre Ethier (Arizona St.)
Los Angeles Dodgers


.167 Avg
3 Runs
3 HRs
7 RBIs


Chase Utley has continued to be a solid performer for the Phillies. He is the best second baseman in baseball and looks to be the starter in the All Star Game coming up in a couple weeks.
Andre Ethier has struggled recently, but broke out in a big way against the Seattle Mariners. Ethier hit three homers and had six RBIs on June 26th to propel him to runner-up status for Pac10Pro of the week.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

6/22/09-6/28/09

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

San Francisco Giants

9.0 Innings

1 Win

12 K's

1.00 ERA

1.00 WHIP

Runner-up

Randy Johnson (USC)

San Francisco Giants

7.0 Innings

1 Win

6 K's

1.29 ERA

1.00 WHIP

Lincecum pitched a complete game against the Oakland Athletics allowing only 1 run, while striking out 12. He leads the majors with 124 strike outs on the year.

Johnson also pitched well for the Giants this week. It was his 302nd career win, as Johnson continues to build upon his stellar career.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

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Jacoby Ellsbury (Oregon St.)

Boston Red Sox

.222 Avg

3 Runs

1 HR

1 RBIs

4 SBs

Runner-up

Dustin Pedroia (Arizona St.)

Boston Red Sox

.250 Avg

2 Runs

4 RBIs

2 SBs

The Pac10Pros duo of Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia have helped to elevate the Red Sox to the best record in the American League. Ellsbury has been hitting the ball real well over the last couple weeks and Pedroia continues to be the difference maker in the Red Sox lineup.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

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6/15/09-6/21/09

Jeremy Guthrie (Stanford)

Baltimore Orioles

13.1 Innings

1 Win

8 K's

2.70 ERA

0.98 WHIP

Runner-Up

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

8.0 Innings

9 K's

3.38 ERA

1.00 WHIP

Jeremy Guthrie rebounded after losing three straight games to allow one run over seven innings against the Phillies. Guthrie achieved this great pitching performance in Philadelphia, a great hitters ballpark.

Tim Lincecum had a solid outing against the Los Angeles Angels. He pitched seven scoreless innings before giving up three runs in the eighth inning. Lincecum lost for the first time since April 12th.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

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6/8/09-6/14/09

Chase Utley (UCLA)

Philadelphia Phillies

.370 Avg

7 Runs

3 HRs

5 RBIs

Runner-Up

Willie Bloomquist (Arizona St.)

Kansas City Royals

.375 Avg

4 Runs

4 RBIs

3 SBs

Chase Utley had a monster week on and off the field. Not only did his bat help the Phillies win two of three from the New York Mets, he also took the overall lead in the National League for the All Star Game. He has a lead of over a million votes for second base. Utley looks primed to

make his fourth consecutive all-star game.

Willie Bloomquist is having a career year in Kansas City. He has a career average of .266 and is batting .291 this season. His career high in RBIs is 22, and he currently has 13. His career high in SBs is 16 and he has 11 already this year. Bloomquist has rewarded the Royals for giving him extra playing time and is proving to be a solid veteran presence in the Royals clubhouse.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

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6/8/09-6/14/09

Brian Bannister (USC)

Kansas City Royals

13.0 Innings

1 Win

9 K's

0.69 ERA

0.92 WHIP

Runner-up

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

San Francisco Giants

9.0 Innings

1 Win

8 K's

0.00 ERA

0.89 WHIP

Brian Bannister rebounded from a few rocky starts to allow only one unearned run against the Reds over eight innings. He also improved his career record in day games to 15-4. In his previous start against the Indians he was also the victim of some more bad defense as he gave up three unearned runs.

Tim Lincecum gave up seven hits in his third career complete game. Lincecum has now won six straight starts and looks to be getting stronger with each start.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

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6/1/09-6/7/09

Andre Ethier (Arizona St.)

Los Angeles Dodgers

.370 Avg

5 Runs

3 HRs

5 RBIs

Runner-up

Dustin Pedroia (Arizona St.)

Boston Red Sox

.250 Avg

6 Runs

3 RBI's

2 SB's

Congrats to the Arizona St. duo of Ethier and Pedroia for their strong performance this last week. Ethier was solid in leading the Dodgers to victory twice against the Phillies with walk-off hits. Ethier looks like he finally regained some of his confidence since Manny Ramirez suspension. Pedroia continues to be a catalyst for the Red Sox at the top of the order.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

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6/1/09-6/7/09

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

San Francisco Giants

13.2 Innings

1 Win

11 K's

2.63 ERA

1.24 WHIP

Runner-up

Randy Johnson (USC)

San Francisco Giants

6.0 Innings

1 Win

2 K's

0.00 ERA

0.67 WHIP

Tim Lincecum had two more solid outings for the Giants. He more than likely would have had a second wind had the Giants defense and bullpen been better against the Nationals. Against the Marlins, Lincecum and his bullpen limited Florida to two runs.

Randy Johnson's victory over the Nationals on June 4th was his 300th career victory. Johnson has proven over the years that he is one of the most durable and dominant left handed pitchers in baseball history. Congrats again to Randy Johnson for joining the 300 win club!

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Month-Batters

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May 2009

Dustin Pedroia (Arizona St.)

Boston Red Sox

.354 Avg

21 Runs

1 HR

13 RBIs

5 SBs

Runner-Up

Jacoby Ellsbury (Oregon St.)

Boston Red Sox

.322 Avg

16 Runs

6 RBIs

11 SBs

Dustin Pedroia started off the season slow, after hitting .281 for the month of April he hit .354 for the month of May, bringing his season average to .326 If he continues his hot hitting he will once again be a front runner for AL MVP.

Jacoby Ellsbury improved his hitting in the month of May just like his teammate Pedroia. He got off to a slow start, but has shown that the ability to get on base and when he does he is a threat to steal bases. He continues to be a great table setter for the Red Sox.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Month-Pitchers

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May 2009

Trevor Hoffman (Arizona)

Milwaukee Brewers

12.0 Innings

11 Saves

11 K's

0.00 ERA

0.42 WHIP

Runner-Up

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

San Francisco Giants

34.0 Innings

2 Wins

41 K's

2.91 ERA

1.12 WHIP

Trevor Hoffman is proving to the San Diego Padres and everybody else in baseball that he is far from finished saving games. He continued his dominance in the month of May converting all 11 of his save opportunities. He has mastered his control so far this season, giving up his first walk yesterday in 15 innings pitched.

Tim Lincecum barely lost out to Hoffman for winning consecutive Pac10Pro of the month. Lincecum had a solid month and improved his numbers from April to May. He continues to show that he is one of today's dominant pitchers and will be a serious threat each month for Pac10Pro of the month.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Batters

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5/25/09-5/31/09

Ryan Garko (Stanford)

Cleveland Indians

.333 Avg

6 Runs

3 HRs

8 RBIs

Runner-Up

Ben Francisco (UCLA)

Cleveland Indians

.478 Avg

4 Runs

1 HR

6 RBIs

2 SBs

Ryan Garko had a fabulous week for the Indians. He started off the week on Memorial Day hitting a three-run homer in the ninth inning of a miraculous comeback by the tribe. This came after hitting a homer earlier in the game against the Rays prized pitching prospect David Price.

Ben Francisco combined with Garko to create a great Pac10Pros double team this week for the Indians. His torrid hitting helped lead the Indians to a 5-2 record last week. The highlight of his week came in Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Francisco went 3-5 with a single, double, home run, two runs, and four RBIs.

Baseball Pac10Pro of the Week-Pitchers

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5/25/09-5/31/09

Tim Lincecum (Washington)

San Francisco Giants

8.0 Innings

1 Win

8 K's

0.00 ERA

0.88 WHIP

Runner-Up

Jeremy Guthrie (Stanford)

Baltimore Orioles

13.0 Innings

1 Win

14 K's

2.77 ERA

1.23 WHIP

Tim Lincecum was completely dominant against the Atlanta Braves pitching eight shutout innings. He improved his record to 4-1, lowered his ERA to 3.03, and now has 84 K's for the season.

Jeremy Guthrie had two starts last week and pitched well in both of them. Against the Toronto Blue Jays he only allowed one earned run over seven innings while striking out four. Against the Detroit Tigers he allowed three earned runs over six innings while striking out ten. Guthrie has a 4-4 record with a 4.86 ERA on the season.