Orleans Cardinals' Brian Rogers (Georgia Southern) garnered Coca Cola CCBl Pitcher of the Week honors for the opening week of the 2002 season after the righty started two games and won both. In 12 innings of work, Rogers shut down the opposition, scattering five hits, while walking two and striking out 14.
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Cotuit Kettleer leadoff man Pete Stonard (Alabama) seemed to have no problem adjusting to wooden bats or Cape League pitching as the first 2002 Coca Cola CCBL Player of the Week went 11-30 (.367) with one double, nine RBI and two stolen bases
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Southeast Louisiana southpaw Mark Weinmunson, one of the top hurlers for the red hot Harwich Mariners, collected top weekly pitching honors when he had a near perfect outing on June 27 against Bourne. In seven innings he allowed one unearned run, walked one and struck out seven.
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Chatham A's third baseman Jamie D'Antona (Wake Forest) had a brilliant week at the plate (June 23-30), hitting .400 (8-for-20) with two doubles, three home runs, seven RBI and six runs scored.
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On the heels of a 2-2 summer with an eye-opening 0.56 ERA in 2001, UC-Berkeley's Matt Brown has returned to the Bourne Braves pitching mound with an eye toward taking his game one step beyond. This week's Coca Cola Pitcher of the Week went 1-0 in two starts, had a 0.00 ERA and struck out 15 batters in 14 1/3 innings pitched. He scattered seven hits and walked just two.
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While UCLA's Wes Whisler may have arrived on Cape Cod just over a week ago, he has made his presence known league wide: in just eight games (through July 6), the 6'5" Y-D Red Sox first baseman has hit an awe-inspiring .467. This week's Coca Cola Player of the Week cranked two home runs, had six RBI and went 12-25 in his past six games.
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Week # 4:  6 July :  Ben Rowe and Brian Snyder

Bourne Braves right-hander Ben Rowe (Oregon State), a return pitcher from the 2001 squad, went 1-0 this week after coming in relief for a brilliant Kyle Schmidt performance (11 Ks, no walks, nine innings pitched) versus Y-D (July 8). Rowe picked up the win versus Y-D to go 1-2 on the season, and followed his relief stint with five innings of shutout relief work in an extra-inning affair versus Brewster (July 11), a game that ended in a 2-2 tie. On Saturday (July 13) Rowe wrapped up his week's work tossing another shutout inning in yet another 2-2 tie, this time versus Cotuit, again allowing no runs and lowering hsi ERA to 2.83.
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One of several top hitters amid a strong Cotuit line-up this summer, Stetson's Brian Snyder this week established himself as the Kettleer batter to beat. In six games (through July 13), Snyder went 10-22 with a double, home run and five RBI, batting .455 to bring his season tally to a respectable .310, sixth best in the league. Through July 13, Snyder had belted three home runs and collected 16 RBI for the season.
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Wichita State southpaw David Sanders proved to be a bright light on the immediate horizon for the Wareham Gatemen this week, tossing a complete-game two-hitter versus the visiting albeit red hot Harwich Mariners. In his shutout effort, Sanders rang up eight batters and walked none, helping him improve to 3-2 on the season with an almost improbable 1.00 ERA.
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Georgia's David Coffey has been anything but quiet for the red hot Orleans Cardinals this summer, helping the Red Birds to a firm grasp on first place in the Eastern Division and in doing so, making Major League scouts take notice. In five games from July 15-20, Coffey batted .421, belting two home runs to place him on the "hot" list in the Eastern Division. In collecting a double (eight hits) and a stolen base this week, Coffey helped raise his season average to .288. All totalled he has three home runs and 13 RBI.
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Second-year Y-D Red Sox righty Jim Brauer (Michigan) raised his record to 2-2 on the season and lowered his ERA to 1.02 with a brilliant no-hitter this week, striking out 14 batters and allowing just one walk and one base runner on an error. An Eastern Division All-Star in 2001, Brauer's no-hit gem was the first no-hitter pitched since Y-D's Hank Thoms in 1998.
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Heading toward the tail end of his second season with the Chatham A's, Wake Forest's Ryan Johnson turned it on this week, batting .429 (6-14) with a double, triple and home run. He also collected three runs batted in.
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As his Wareham Gatemen fought hard to maintain second place in the Western Division and continued to vie for the playoffs, Wichita State southpaw David Sanders pushed himself the extra mile. In eight innings of shutout pitching Friday night versus Hyannis, Sanders struck out 10 and walked none, picking up the win. In so doing, Sanders lowered his ERA to 0.73, second best in the league. At 4-3 with 51 Ks in 62 innings pitched, the all-star  has earned his second Coca Cola Pitcher of the Week title.
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With his team in a contentious battle for a playoff spot in the East, Harwich Mariners' slugger Ryan Goleski (Eastern Michigan) stepped it up this week at the plate, and then some. All totalled, Goleski's damage included four home runs, five RBI and eight hits in all for a .400 batting average on the week. For his efforts, Goleski is this week's Coca Cola Player of the Week.
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