In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report and This Week in the Association name their Pitcher and Sioux Falls Canaries outfielder/catcher Clint Coulter was named as the Player of the Week after hitting .458 in seven games. Lincoln Saltdogs RHP John Brownell was named the Pitcher of the Week after going 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA in two starts.

Player of the Week – Week 15: Clint Coulter, Sioux Falls Canaries

The Sioux Falls Canaries OF/C Clint Coulter was named the Player of the Week after hitting .458 in seven games with nine runs scored and seven RBI. Coulter had six extra-base hits during the week, including four doubles, a triple, and a homerun. He also walked six times.

Coulter began the week with the Canaries finishing off the final two contests of a three game set against the Cleburne Railroaders. The Sioux Falls star was 1-6 in those final two games, scoring two runs and driving in two others. He also walked three times combined.

Next, the Canaries played three games against the Texas AirHogs. Coulter was a combined 7-12 in the series with four runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a homer, and three RBI. He began the series with a 3-4 performance in a 20-5 victory. Coulter homered and drove in two while also scoring two runs. He had two hits in each of the final two contests and scored a run in each of those two games as well.

The week closed out with the first two games of a three-game set against the Milwaukee Milkmen.  Clint Coulter is 3-6 through the first two games of that series, scoring three runs on Sunday while driving in two.

Clint Coulter had hits in six of the seven games the Sioux Falls Canaries played last week. He finished with an .833 slugging percentage and a .563 on-base percentage, both of which led the American Association for the week. Coulter is the first Canaries player to receive weekly honors this season.

Pitcher of the Week – Week 15: John Brownell, Lincoln Saltdogs

Lincoln Saltdogs RHP John Brownell was named as the Pitcher of the Week. The right-hander made two starts, tossing 17 innings while allowing just seven hits and two walks combined. He also tossed a complete game, the 40th of his professional career.

Brownell’s first start of the week was on August 19, when he tossed eight one-hit innings against the Texas AirHogs. The righty retired the first 11 batters of the game, including striking out five through the first three frames.

The first base runner to reach was when Stewart Ijames walked with two down in the bottom of the fourth. Na Chaung followed with a base hit and it looked like Brownell may have been in a bit of trouble. However, he got a ground out to end the threat, starting a run of 11 straight batters retired. That streak came to an end when Erik Manoah, Jr. was hit by a pitch with one down in the eighth, but a double-play erased him.

Brownell allowed one-hit and one walk while striking out eight in his eight innings of work. Of his 100 pitches, 73 went for strikes.

His second start was on August 24, where he allowed two runs in a complete game victory over the Gary Southshore RailCats. The outing got off to a rough start when Marcus Mooney singled to lead off the game and Colin Willis drew a one-out walk, however, Brownell induced a double-play to end the threat. That started a run of nine straight batters retired.

That streak came to an end with a two out double and a run-scoring single to put Gary on the board. Brownell was not fazed however, tiring the next seven batters. He would allow one more run in the seventh on a Raymond Jones homerun, the last run that the RailCats would score.

John Brownell allowed six hits and a walk while striking out two in his nine innings of work. Of his 121 pitches, 79 were strikes.

Brownell had a .127 opponent batting average for the week, and a 0.53 WHIP. The right-hander is to second Lincoln Saltdogs pitcher to be named Pitcher of the Week, joining Reese Gregory, who was selected in Week 12.

2019 Players of the Week

Week 14 – Keon Barnum, Chicago Dogs
Week 13 – Colin Willis, Gary Southshore RailCats
Week 12 – Victor Roache, Chicago Dogs
Week 11 – Tyler Hill, Winnipeg Goldeyes
Week 10 – Keon Barnum, Chicago Dogs
Week 9 – Josh Allen, St. Paul Saints
Week 8 – Max Murphy, Brady Shoemaker, St. Paul Saints
Week 7 – T. J. Bennett, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Week 6 – Max Murphy, St. Paul Saints
Week 5 – Nate Samson, Sioux City Explorers
Week 4 – Tim Colwell, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Week 3 – Victor Roache, Chicago Dogs
Week 2 – Tony Rosselli, Chicago Dogs
Week 1 – Zach Nehrir, Cleburne Railroaders

2019 Pitchers of the Week

Week 14 – Mitch Lambson, Winnipeg Goldeyes
Week 13 – Carlos Sierra, Sioux City Explorers
Week 12 – Reese Gregory, Lincoln Saltdogs
Week 11 – Michael Tamburino, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Week 10 – Kevin Hilton, Texas AirHogs
Week 9 – Luke Westphal, Chicago Dogs
Week 8 – Angel Ventura, Milwaukee Milkmen
Week 7 – Frank Carvallo, Gary Southshore RailCats
Week 6 – Bret Helton, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Week 5 – Mitch Lambson, Winnipeg Goldeyes
Week 4 – Taylor Jordan, Sioux City Explorers
Week 3 – Eddie Medina, St. Paul Saints
Week 2 – Eddie Medina, St. Paul Saints
Week 1 – Jake Matthys, St. Paul Saints

Notes About Player/Pitcher of the Week Winners

The Player and Pitcher of the Week are chosen each week by the Minor League Sports Report’s Robert Pannier and by Kevin Luckow of the Tenth Inning Stretch. Honorees are chosen based upon statistics, quality of opponent, and importance in relation to overall performance of their own team.

By Robert Pannier