The Coastal Plain League announced today that Kendall McGowan of Forest City was named Hitter of the Week, while Austin Temple of Savannah earned Pitcher of the Week honors for the second week of the CPL regular season (June 9 – June 15.) CPL Players of the Week are brought to you by Trackman Baseball, providing players and coaches next-generation analytical data all season long.

Returning for a second season with the Owls, McGowan was a force across the board in week two. In four games and 16 at-bats, the sophomore outfielder from Appalachian State notched nine hits for a .563 batting average with one double and two home runs to go along with eight RBIs for a 1.000 slugging percentage. He showed more than power however, also drawing two walks to push his on-base percentage to .611 – helping him score three runs and steal four bases.

On the mound, Temple made two appearances in week two of the season, not allowing an earned run over nine innings pitched. The sophomore from Jacksonville made his first appearance on June 9 throwing a dominant three shut-out innings while allowing one hit, walking one and striking out six. He went on to have an even more impressive start on on June 15 at Lexington County where he earned the win after carrying a perfect game into the sixth inning before ultimately giving up his first and only hit of the night. In total, the right-hander allowed only two hits and one walk across all nine innings pitched on the week while striking out 11 for a .069 opponent’s batting average and 0.33 WHIP.

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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 1,450 alumni drafted and 122 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.