The Laredo Broncos announce the Players of the Week for weeks 8 and 9
Written by admin, Jul 26, 2010, 0 Comments
Courtesy Ray Melendez,
The Laredo Broncos announce the Players of the Week for weeks 8 and 9.
Week 8 – Jeff Jamnik (Starting Pitcher)
Week 9 – D.J. Dixon (DH)
9th Week Laredo Broncos Player of the Week – D.J. DIXON
In the 9th week, DH/Catcher D.J. Dixon batted an amazing .560 batting average with a .593 On Base Percentage. He had 1 homer and 9 Runs Batted In with 0 strikeouts.
He is batting .417 for the season.
D.J. Dixon joins the ULB and the Broncos for the first time in his career. Recorded a 40 game hitting streak while attending San Jacinto College in 2003. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco Giants in 2004. Played in the Giants organization for two years before moving to independent baseball. In six years in professional baseball has a career .309 BA in 263 games. To go along with the batting average, Dixon had 55 doubles, 17 HR’s, and has only struck out 78 times in 771 at bats.
The 9th Week Player of the Week is sponsored by: Camel U.S. Custom Brokers of Laredo
