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June 25, 2007 - Eastern League (EL1) News Release


PORTLAND, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce the Major League Baseball Advanced Media selections for the Eastern League Pitcher and Player of the Week for the week ending June 24th:

Harrisburg Senators infielder Dan Dement has been named the Eastern League's Player of the Week for the week ending June 24th. The 29-year old had an outstanding week for the Senators, batting .571 (12-for-21) with one double, two home runs, 11 RBI, six runs scored, two walks and a .905 slugging percentage in six games. Dement, a native of Trussville, Alabama, had at least one hit in each of the games he played in last week and currently has a nine-game hitting streak. The 5'10", 191 lb. slugger also drove in at least one run in all six games last week, including going 3-for-5 with five RBI in a 9-0 win at Binghamton on Wednesday. Dan, who is hitting .300 (18-for-60) with 13 RBI in 21 games during the month of June, was selected by the Washington Nationals from the Devil Rays in the Rule 5 Minor League Draft on December 13, 2004 and resigned with the Nationals organization as a free agent on November 12, 2006.

Dement's Batting Line for the week ending June 24, 2007:

G Avg. AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG%

6 .571 21 12 1 0 2 11 6 0 2 .905

Dement's Batting Line for the season:

G Avg. AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG%

66 .254 201 51 8 0 5 35 31 0 19 .368

Charlie Zink, a right-handed starting pitcher for the Portland Sea Dogs, is the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 24th. The 6'1", 190 lb. knuckleballer made a pair of starts for the Sea Dogs last week and was 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA. In his first start of the week Zink struck out eight and walked two while throwing a complete game, six-hitter at Connecticut to earn a win in Portland's 2-1 victory. It was the first nine-inning complete game by a Sea Dogs pitcher since the 2005 season. The 27-year old also earned a win in his second start of the week, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks in six innings of work in an 8-3 win over the Fisher Cats at Merchantsauto.com Stadium. Charlie, who is currently second in the league in ERA (2.28), tied for third in wins (7) and tied for fourth in complete games (1), was signed by the Boston Red Sox on April 1, 2002.

Zink's Pitching Line for the week ending June 24, 2007:

G W L S IP H R ER K BB ERA

2 2 0 0 15 11 3 3 8 5 1.80

Zink's Pitching Line for the season:

G W L S IP H R ER K BB ERA

11 7 2 0 67 53 24 17 44 28 2.28


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