Howell ELE's Best of the Week
A battle-tested <Jared Howell:player#1049> declared war on opposing pitchers last week, attacking the ball like the well-schooled veteran he is. Today the 34-year-old <Birmingham:team#20> right fielder collected the East Player of the Week Award.

He wrapped up the week with a .611 average, 11 hits in 18 at-bats, 2 home runs, 12 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

Howell is hitting .336 for the season with 26 home runs, 76 RBIs and 88 runs scored. He has 118 hits in 351 at-bats and played in 102 games.