KOLODNY NAMED SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Slugger Leads the League with Six Home Runs

Salisbury, Md. – The South Atlantic League announced on Monday that Shorebirds first baseman Tyler Kolodny has been named the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for the week of April 8 through 18. Kolodny leads the SAL in a litany of key categories including: home runs (6), slugging percentage (1.000) and total bases (44).

Through the first 11 games of the season, Kolodny is hitting .387 with six home runs and 11 RBIs. He leads the Shorebirds in seven major offensive categories including: hits (17) and triples (3).

The Hagerstown Suns have not figured out a way to slow Kolodny down during the current series. Through three games, the Woodland Hills, California product is 7-for-12 with four runs scored, a double, a triple, four home runs and seven RBIs.

The 22-year old takes a six-game hitting streak into the series finale on Monday night at 7:05 p.m. He also has at least one home run in three consecutive games.

Kolodny has displayed drastic improvement from a season ago. In 107 games for the ‘Birds in 2009, he hit .226 with nine home runs.

The Shorebirds had only one player of the week recipient last season. Ron Welty was named the SAL Player of the Week for the week of June 8-14.

Kolodny and the Shorebirds play the Hagerstown Suns on Monday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. For tickets and information, call the Shorebirds Box Office at 410-219-3112.