2008 Rawlings Hitters of the Week

Hitter of the Week (Week 9):
Anthony Gallas (Kent State) Peninsula (Week 9)
Gallas, a sophomore at Kent State, started seven games for the Pilots on the week, finishing with an impressive .545 average. Of his 12 hits, two were doubles and another two were home runs. Gallas also scored seven runs and gathered four RBIs to go with 20 total bases. Furthermore, he had an eye-opening .909 slugging percentage to go with a .643 on-base percentage and four walks. On the season, Gallas is batting .292 through 45 starts. He has 50 hits, of which 12 are doubles, one triple, and nine homers. Gallas also has tallied 35 RBIs, 32 runs scored and 91 total bases. He also has a .532 slugging percentage, a .379 on-base percentage, 19 walks and two stolen bases.

Hitter of the Week (Week 8):
Wes Hobson (Appalachian State) Thomasville (Week 8)

Hitter of the Week (Week 7):
Brandon Casamassima (Marshall) Gastonia (Week 7)
Eddie Van Es (Tennessee Wesleyan) Peninsula (Week 7)

Hitter of the Week (Week 6):
C.J. Beatty (North Carolina A&T) Thomasville (Week 6)

Hitter of the Week (Week 5):
Packy Elkins (Belmont) Wilson (Week 5)

Co-Hitters of the Week (Week 4):
Mike Alvarez (Florida Gulf Coast) Wilmington (Week 4)
Brett Nommensen (Eastern Illinois) Edenton (Week 4)

Co-Hitters of the Week (Week 3):
Sonny Meade (The Citadel) Thomasville (Week 3)
Will Skinner (Walters State) Forest City (Week 3)

Co-Hitters of the Week (Week 2):
Doug Kroll (Oklahoma State) Edenton (Week 2)
Kevin Mahoney (Canisius) Forest City (Week 2)

Co-Hitters of the Week (Week 1):
Jerry Sands (Catawba College) Wilson (Week 1)
Kevin Mahoney (Canisius) Forest City (Week 1)

Additional Individual Power Hitting Performances:
Blake Forsythe (Tennessee) Thomasville (Week 1):
Forsythe finished the week with a .333 average through seven starts, racking up eight hits, including a double and three home runs, tied for a league-best on the week.
Parker Bangs (South Carolina) Fayetteville (Week 2):
Bangs went a perfect 5-for-5 June 14 in Fayetteville's 32-5 win over Wilmington. Of his five hits, one was for a double and one was for a homer, as he went on to tally a team-high seven RBIs (tied a league record) to go with five runs scored, and was walked once.

Chris McGuiness (The Citadel) Thomasville (Week 5):
McGuiness, a sophomore from The Citadel, went 6-of-18 on the week, with a double and three home runs. He tallied five runs scored and six RBIs, as well as 16 total bases and being walked seven times. McGuiness also featured an .889 slugging percentage and a .520 on-base percentage on the week.

2008 Rawlings Pitchers of the Week

Pitcher of the Week (Week 9):
Chas Byrne (East Tennessee State) Martinsville (Week 9)
On the mound, Byrne had a great week for the Mustangs. In four appearances, the 6-2, 170-pound freshman from East Tennessee State threw 8 1/3 innings, earning a 2-0 record with a save and perfect 0.00 ERA. In that time, he gave up just five hits, walked two and struck out 10. Overall, the right-hander is 4-0 with an impressive 1.98 ERA with three saves through 18 appearances. In 27 1/3 innings pitched, Byrne has surrendered six runs, all earned, on 19 hits, walked 12 and struck out 39.

Pitcher of the Week (Week 8):
Christopher Nelson (Chowan) Petersburg (Week 8)

Tri-Pitchers of the Week (Week 7):
Ryne Mantooth (Austin Peay State) Wilson (Week 7)
Tyler McBride (Winthrop) Columbia (Week 7)
John Cornley (Wofford) Outer Banks (Week 7)

Co-Pitchers of the Week (Week 6):
Justin Sarratt (Clemson) Thomasville (Week 6)
Mike Nihsen (Creighton) Fayetteville (Week 6)

Tri-Pitchers of the Week (Week 5):
Steve Batman (Florida Southern) Peninsula (Week 5)
Kevin Moreland (Christopher Newport) Peninsula (Week 5)
Alex Fairweather (Catawba College) Asheboro (Week 5)

Co-Pitchers of the Week (Week 4):
Chris Patterson (Appalachian State) Fayetteville (Week 4)
Justin Sarratt (Clemson) Thomasville (Week 4)

Tri-Pitchers of the Week (Week 3):
Steve Batman (Florida Southern) Peninsula (Week 3)
Justin Sarratt (Clemson) Thomasville (Week 3)
Luke Demko (Rhode Island) Edenton (Week 3)

Co-Pitchers of the Week (Week 2):
Brad Kledzik (Wake Forest) Gastonia (Week 2)
Kledzik, a 6-5, 235-pound junior from Wake Forest, made two starts for the Grizzlies, earning a 2-0 record with a respectable 2.57 ERA. In 14 innings pitched, the right-hander gave up just four runs, all earned, on six hits to go with two walks and 14 strikeouts. Both wins came against the Thomasville HiToms. On the season, Kledzik is 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA through three starts and 21 innings pitched. He has given up just six earned runs on 14 hits to go with just four walks and 20 strikeouts.

Luke Demko (Rhode Island) Edenton (Week 2)
Demko made three appearances as a closer for the Steamers and recorded three saves in three innings of work. The 6-7, 250-pound redshirt-junior from Rhode Island surrendered no hits, walked just one and struck out three to maintain a perfect 0.00 ERA on the week. Overall, the right-hander is 2-0 with five saves and a perfect 0.00 ERA through seven appearances for Edenton. He has pitched nine complete innings, giving up just two hits, while walking three and striking out 11.

Tri-Pitchers of the Week (Week 1):
Steve Grife (Mercyhurst) Florence (Week 1)
Daniel Barnes (Princeton) Petersburg (Week 1)
Carson McLean (UNC-Asheville) Asheboro (Week 1)

Additional Individual Power Pitching Performances
Daniel Wood (VMI) Petersburg (Week 1):
Wood, a 6-3, 180-pound lefty, made four appearances on the week in relief for the Generals, earning two saves. He finished with an ERA of 0.93 and struck out 12 in 9 2/3 innings of work.

John Anderson (Louisiana Tech) Thomasville (Week 4):
Anderson, a 6-2, 195-pound sophomore right-hander at Louisiana Tech, pitched a complete game, shutout on June 23 against rival Asheboro. In nine complete innings pitched, Anderson only gave up three hits and walked none, while striking out an impressive 13.

Sam Heaps (Elizabethtown College) Martinsville (Week 9):
Heaps, a 6-4, 200-pound junior from Elizabethtown College, pitched a complete game, shutout on August 2 against Florence. In nine innings pitched, the right-hander gave up just six hits, walked none and struck out 14.