ELW Player of the Week Named
This week he let his bat do the talking. That's why <Sam Whitaker:player#11447> of the <Colorado Springs Avalanche:team#14> was named the West Player of the Week.

For the week the 26-year-old second baseman batted .577 (15-for-26) with 3 home runs, 9 runs and 7 RBIs.

Whitaker is batting .315 this season in 95 games with 13 home runs, 46 RBIs and 53 runs scored. He has 103 hits in 327 at-bats.