The Coastal Plain League announced today that Josh Hood of Asheboro was named Hitter of the Week, while Blake Beers of Edenton earned Pitcher of the Week honors for the final week of the CPL regular season (July 28 – August 3.) CPL Players of the Week are brought to you by Trackman Baseball, providing players and coaches next-generation analytical data all season long.

Hood, a rising sophomore at UPenn, capped off a strong summer for the Copperheads batting .423 across six games and 26 at-bats in the final week of the season. The utility player notched 11 total hits, including five doubles and three home runs for seven RBIs and a .962 slugging percentage. Hood also drew three walks to push his on-base percentage to .483, helping him score 10 runs on the week.

On the mound, Beers was dominant for the Steamers on July 29 earning the win versus the Holly Springs Salamanders. After allowing a couple of walks in the first, Beers settled in to go six 1/3 innings while allowing only one hit, one more walk and striking out nine on the game for a 0.63 WHIP and 12.79 K/9. The Michigan sophomore arrived late after the Wolverines made a run to the National Championship, but finished the season with a 4.58 ERA and 27 strikeouts across 25 1/3 innings pitched for the Steamers.

About Coastal Plain League: 

The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s premier summer collegiate baseball league. Heading into its 23rd season in 2019, the CPL features 16 franchises playing in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To date, the CPL has had over 1,600 alumni drafted and 125 alums – including 2017 ALCS MVP, 2017 World Series champion, 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young award winner Justin Verlander, as well as 2017 NLCS MVP Chris Taylor – make their Major League debut. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat @CPLBaseball.