Stone Crabs Week in Review: June 23 to June 29

The Stone Crabs began the first week of the second half with a 3-4 record. They are currently in fourth place in the division, three games back from first. The second half roster moves have been slowly beginning to occur with the Stone Crabs losing their RBI king Greg Sexton to the Montgomery Biscuits. But they also welcomed back to familiar faces as Reid Fronk and Omar Luna have both rejoining the club.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Hak-Ju Lee (.337, second in FSL)
Slugging: Hak-Ju Lee (.461)
On Base Pct: Hak-Ju Lee (.408, fifth in FSL)
Hits: Hak-Ju Lee (87, second in FSL)
Doubles: Mike Sheridan (18)
Triples: Hak-Ju Lee (8, tied first in FSL)
Home Runs: Mark Thomas (7)
RBI’s: Tyler Bortnick (43)
Stolen Bases: Tyler Bortnick and Hak-Ju Lee (20, tied second in FSL)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA: Merill Kelly (3.14)
Wins: Alex Koronis and Kyle Lobstein (6, tied seventh in FSL)
Saves: Josh Satow (6)
Strikeouts: Alex Colome (71, ninth in FSL)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .268 (tied 4 of 12)
Slugging: .370 (9 of 12)
On Base Pct: .340 (2 of 12)
Hits: 691 (4 of 12)
Doubles: 135 (6 of 12)
Triples: 24 (3 of 12)
Home Runs: 29 (11 of 12)
Runs Scored: 353 (4 of 12)
Stolen Bases: 93 (1 of 12)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 4.02 (10 of 12)
Runs Allowed: 348 (9 of 12)
Strikeouts: 544 (8 of 12)
Walks: 271 (10 of 12)

Transactions: Lucas Montero released from organization (6/23/11). Reid Fronk added to roster from Montgomery (6/23/11). Greg Sexton promoted to Montgomery (6/27/11). Omar Luna added to roster from Durham (6/28/11).

Disabled List: Chris Andujar, Chris Murrill, Albert Suarez and Kirby Yates.

The Week Ahead: 6/30/11-7/1/11: at Jupiter Hammerheads (0-6). 7/2/11-7/3/11: at Fort Myers Miracle (2-4). 7/4/11-7/6/11: vs Jupiter Hammerheads (0-6).