West Names Murphy Best Batter
18-year-old <Cedric Murphy:player#7789> made a few <St. Cloud:team#60> headlines during this past week as the rookie third baseman proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and West officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 13 hits in 21 at-bats to put up a .619 average. Murphy collected 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and scored 9 runs.

Thus far in 2053 Murphy is hitting .292 with 18 home runs, 68 RBIs, 101 runs scored and has compiled a .411 OBP.