Hughes of Grand Junction Player of the Week
21-year-old <Abel Hughes:player#5993> made a few <Grand Junction:team#45> headlines during this past week as the rookie first baseman proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and West officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 11 hits in 23 at-bats to put up a .478 average. Hughes collected 5 home runs, 14 RBIs and scored 9 runs.

