Players of the Week, June 25-July 1: Brandon Duckworth & Mauro Gomez

The voting for last week's SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week came down to the wire with Brandon Duckworth edging Justin Germano by a single vote. Duckworth worked seven shutout innings against Charlotte (CHA) last Thursday, holding them to two hits while striking out five without issuing a walk. On the season he is 7-2 with a 3.53 ERA in 18 starts with Pawtucket, allowing 37 earned runs on 93 hits over 94.1 innings of work, striking out 80 with 30 walks and holding opposing batters to a .263 average.

Pawtucket's Mauro Gomez made it two-for-two for the Paw Sox as his three home runs and three doubles along with a .400/.419/.800 line earned him Player of the Week honors by a wide margin. Gomez's week was highlighted by his 3-for-4 performance with two home runs and a double at Lehigh Valley (PHI) on the last day of the period. Thus far in 2012 Gomez is hitting .311/.366/.614 (87-for-280) with 19 home runs, 26 doubles and a triple in 72 games played with Pawtucket.

Honorable Mentions, pitching:

William Cuevas (LOW) - 1 G, 6.0 IP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB/4 K, 0.67 WHIP, 6.00 K/9, 3.00 G/F, .158 BAA, .358 OPSA

Josh Fields (POR) - 2 G, 5.1 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB/4 K, 0.19 WHIP, 6.75 K/9, 1.00 G/F, .000 BAA, .059 OPSA

Justin Germano (PAW) - 2 G, 15.0 IP, 1-1, 2.40 ERA, 12 H, 4 ER, 1 BB/16 K, 0.87 WHIP, 9.60 K/9, 3.00 G/F, .214 BAA, .688 OPSA

Aaron Kurcz (POR) - 3 G, 4.2 IP, 0-0, 1 SV, 1.93 ERA, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB/10 K, 0.86 WHIP, 19.29 K/9, 0.00 G/F, .188 BAA, .715 OPSA

Honorable Mentions, batting:

Michael Almanzar (SAL) - 6 G, 22 AB, 25 PA, 8 H, 1 HR, 1 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB/2 K, .364/.440/.545

Garin Cecchini (GRE) - 6 G, 22 AB, 25 PA, 9 H, 1 2B, 4 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB/4 K, 5 SB (1 CS), .409/.480/.455

Jeremy Hazelbaker (POR) - 7 G, 30 AB, 33 PA, 11 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 R, 9 RBI, 2 BB/7 K, 3 SB (2 CS), .367/.424/.567

Christian Vazquez (SAL) - 4 G, 16 AB, 17 PA, 6 H, 1 HR, 2 2B, 5 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB/3 K, .375/.412/.688

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