Padilla's Strong Week Earns ELE Trophy
26-year-old <Luis Padilla:player#8814> made a few <Birmingham:team#20> headlines during this past week as the rookie left fielder proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and East officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 9 hits in 23 at-bats to put up a .391 average. Padilla collected 5 home runs, 10 RBIs and scored 10 runs.

Presently <Padilla:player#8814> is batting .333 with 32 hits and 9 home runs. He has knocked in 25 runs and scored 26 times.