Newton East's Hottest Hitter
Few players his age are still in the league, but <Turd Newton:player#1845> of the <Raleigh Explorers:team#17> clearly loves the game and clearly he can still get the job done. Last week the 38-year-old first baseman hit the ball with the consistency of someone ten years younger, which made Newton a popular and well-deserved selection as East Player of the Week.

He paced the <Explorers:team#17> attack by putting up a .455 batting average, 10 hits in 22 at-bats, 7 RBIs and 3 home runs. <Newton:player#1845> also scored 5 runs.

For the season <Newton:player#1845> is batting .371 with 43 hits and 10 home runs. He has scored 22 times and batted in 28.