Barrage of Hits Gets Ortíz ELE Award
23-year-old <José Ortíz:player#3528> made a few <Wilmington:team#24> headlines during this past week as the rookie catcher 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 14 hits in 23 at-bats to put up a .609 average. Ortíz collected 1 home run, 7 RBIs and scored 11 runs.

Presently <Ortíz:player#3528> is hitting .320 with 14 home runs and 64 RBIs. He has played in 83 games and scored 76 times.