Skelton named "Extra Innings" Ontario Senior Baseball Player of the Week

Name: Travis Skelton

Team: Thornhill Reds (GTBL)
Position: Outfielder

Weekly Honours... The "Extra Innings" Ontario Senior Baseball Player of the Week is Travis Skelton of the Thornhill Reds, a member of the GTBL. In four games this past week, Skelton led his team to a perfect 4-0 record going 9-for-15 (.600) at the plate with three RBI and three runs scored. In two of those games he had three hit performances. Skelton currently ranks among GTBL leaders in average (.524) (11-for-21). Thornhill remains one of two teams in senior baseball this season with perfect records.

Honourable Mention...

Davey Wallace (GTBL)
In two games this past week, Leaside's Davey Wallace reached base safely in 10 of his 11 plate appearances. He was 4-for-5 (.800) with six walks, three runs scored and an RBI. He currently leads the GTBL with a .778 average (7-for-9).

Cody Mombuquette, Ottawa Fat Cats (IBL)
In four games this past week, Ottawa's Cody Mombuquette continued to lead all hitters in the IBL going 7-for-15 (.467) with seven runs scored and four RBI. He currently leads the IBL with a .516 average (16-for-31) with 11 runs scored and eight RBI in eight games.

Denten Neill, Ottawa Fat Cats (IBL)

In four games this past week, broke out offensively going 5-for-14 (.357) with 10 RBI and five runs scored. In Ottawa's game one victory over Toronto, Neill went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple and four RBI. In the 10-9 heartbreak loss to Kitchener he recorded a season high five RBI highlighted by a grand slam in the ninth inning. He currently leads the IBL with 14 RBI.

Chris Cooney, Glanbrook Grizzlies (COMBL)

In his second start of the season, Glanbrook's Chris Cooney went seven shutout innings allowing four hits with seven strikeouts in the Grizzlies 7-1 victory over the Burlington Brants. "Big Country" is now 2-0, with 12 shutout innings in the books, all against his former team Burlington.

Ross Davis, Kitchener Panthers (IBL)

In his first appearance of the season, Kitchener's Ross Davis went the distance throwing a nine inning five-hit complete game shutout while striking out nine in the Panther's 1-0 victory over the London Majors.