The Coastal Plain League announced today that Will Butcher of the Forest City Owls was named Hitter of the Week, while Chace Harris of the HP-Thomasville HiToms earned Pitcher of the Week honors for the fifth week of the CPL regular season (June 28 – July 4.) CPL Players of the Week are brought to you by Trackman Baseball, providing players and coaches next-generation analytical data all season long.
Butcher, a RS-Fr., at the University of Charlotte, notched 12 total hits across 20 at-bats for an outstanding .600 batting average on the week. Impressively he tallied five doubles in his five games played to go along with nine RBIs and three runs scored. The first baseman also drew one walk and stole one base on his way to a .609 on-base percentage, 1.459 OPS and .850 slugging.
On the mound, Harris was dominant all week for the HiToms as he didn’t allow a run across four separate relief appearances on June 29 @ Asheboro, July 1 @ Asheboro, July 3 @Martinsville and July 4 vs. Forest City. The Ohio University senior went seven total innings, allowing only a single hit and three walks on the week while striking out 10. He also notched one win and one save, holding a .043 batting average and a .57 WHIP.