van der Meer: Big Hit in the West
So far in his young career, <Ramon van der Meer:player#12029> 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 19-year-old <Orlando Oceanics:team#57> shortstop hit at a torrid .462 clip as he collected 12 hits in 26 at-bats, 4 home runs, 16 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

Thus far this season in 108 games van der Meer is batting .303 with 41 home runs, 113 RBIs and 97 runs scored. He has 126 hits in 416 at-bats.