COLIN WALSH NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK
COLIN WALSH NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Infielder hit .371 with nine extra-base hits over first nine games of season
Jackson, Tenn. – Ten games into 2017, the Generals have the best record in the Southern League and the circuit’s first Player of the Week. Colin Walsh was honored after taking the Southern League by storm over his first nine games of the season. The award spans the games from Opening Day to Easter Sunday.
Walsh, 27, hit .371 over nine games with a pair of home runs and seven doubles. As of Monday, Walsh leads the league in doubles, extra-base hits (9), slugging percentage (.743), total bases (26) and walks (9). Walsh also finds himself tied for the high-water mark in hits (13), while placing in the top three in runs batted in and on-base percentage.
The infielder hat two hits in six of the nine games he played in for the Generals. In three of those contests, both of his hits went for extra bases. Walsh’s first homer came in Jackson’s 20-run outburst April 9, and he drove in all three of the team’s runs against Mobile April 15 in a win.
This is Walsh’s first season with the Diamondbacks after spending parts of his first seven professional campaigns with the Cardinals, Brewers and Athletics. He started last year in the big leagues, appearing in 38 contests with the Milwaukee Brewers. He was originally a 13th round pick of the Cardinals in 2010 out of Stanford.
Walsh and the Generals return home on Monday to take on the Montgomery Biscuits in a divisional series! Taylor Clarke (1-0, 5.40) makes his third start of the season for Jackson opposite Mike Franco (0-0, 1.93). First pitch in the opener is slated for 6:05 pm CT, and you can catch all the action on Radio Willie (94.1, 94.3 FM and 1390 AM) in Jackson and online via the TuneIn Radio App starting at 1:50 pm CT.
The five-game set features tons of fun in West Tennessee! Wednesday, April 19 is an Education Day! Kids who come with their classes get in free and can purchase lunch packs for $6! Thrifty Thursday follows, with $2 deals on general admission tickets, hot dogs, popcorn, 24-oz. soda, 16-oz. beer, ice cream and Fun Zone access! Reserved seats can be purchased for just $6! The series wraps up with a Leaders Credit Union Food Truck Friday April 21! A bevy of local food trucks will be at The Ballpark, and the team will be suited up as the Hub City Hippos for the second time this season!
Make sure to get your tickets now to see the 20th season of professional baseball in Jackson, and the first for the team as an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks! Call the team at (731) 988.5299, stop by The Ballpark or go online to jacksongeneralsbaseball.com to secure your seats now!
