Biscuits Week in Review: July 2 to July 8

The Montgomery Biscuits went 3-4 on the week and are now in a three way tie for second place in the division. They are currently one game back from the leader. The club will get a break this week as the league takes the all-star break. Four players will be making the trip to Huntsville; Drew Anderson, Jeremy Hall, Matt Gorgen and recently added to the list Emeel Salem. Darin Downs and Alex Torres were also named to the team but will be unable to play due to Downs promotion to AAA and Torres being named to the Futures Team. The All-Star Game is July 12.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Henry Wrigley (.386)
Slugging: Henry Wrigley (.776)
On Base Pct: Henry Wrigley (.413)
Hits: Emeel Salem (88, tied ninth in SOU)
Doubles: Emeel Salem (16)
Triples: Drew Anderson (6, tied second in SOU)
Home Runs: Chris Nowak (7)
RBI’s: John Matulia (34)
Stolen Bases: Emeel Salem (18, ninth in SOU)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA Starters: Alex Cobb (2.28)
ERA Overall: Matt Gorgen (2.13)
Wins: Alexander Torres (8, tied fourth in SOU)
Saves: Matt Gorgen (16, first in SOU)
Strikeouts: Alexander Torres (91, third in SOU)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .251 (10 of 10)
Slugging: .364 (9 of 10)
On Base Pct: .328 (9 of 10)
Hits: 703 (10 of 10)
Doubles: 126 (10 of 10)
Triples: 28 (1 of 10)
Home Runs: 45 (8 of 10)
Runs Scored: 359 (9 of 10)
Stolen Bases: 58 (tied 6 of 10)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 3.66 (2 of 10)
Runs Allowed: 358 (3 of 10)
Strikeouts: 649 (3 of 10)
Walks: 282 (tied 3 of 10)

Transactions: Shawn O’Malley activated from disabled list (7/4/10).

Disabled List: Ryan Royster.

The Week Ahead: 7/9/10-7/10/10: vs Mobile Bay Bears (9-8). 7/11/10-7/13/10: All-Star Break. 7/14/10-7/15/10: at Carolina Mudcats (9-8).