van Straaten Wins LLW Player of the Week Honors
So far in his young career, <Klaus van Straaten:player#9900> has kept a low profile, but after his performance at the plate last week, he attracted the notice of the rest of the West in a big way as he was named the Player of the Week today for his efforts.

The 20-year-old <Miami Aces:team#67> center fielder hit at a torrid .579 clip as he collected 11 hits in 19 at-bats, no home runs, 7 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

Thus far this year van Straaten is hitting .360 with 9 home runs, 52 RBIs and 67 runs scored.