Player of the Week Trophy to Essex
<Tom Essex:player#12370> burst onto the East stage in a big way last week. This promising rookie first baseman for <Hartford:team#50> garnered everyone's respect by putting up some remarkable numbers and picking up the Player of the Week trophy.

The 19-year-old haunted opposing pitchers hitting .889 (8-for-9) with 3 home runs and 6 RBIs last week.

<Essex:player#12370> is batting .478 with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs this season.