Demeritte, Toussaint earn weekly honors
PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves have announced their Farm Bureau Player & Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, April 29. Mississippi Braves outfielder, Travis Demeritte, and right-handed starting pitcher, Touki Toussaint have been selected for the weekly awards.
PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves have announced their Farm Bureau Player & Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, April 29. Mississippi Braves outfielder,
In seven games, the 23-year-old Demeritte batted .346 (9-for-26) with two doubles, a home run, and 4 RBI. He recorded a hit in six of the seven games including multi-hit contests in two of them. Demeritte capped his week by going 3-for-4 during the Braves 6-3 win over Jackson on April 27 with a double and two RBI. He then followed that performance with a go-ahead two-run double the next night. Demeritte was acquired by Atlanta from Texas on July 27, 2016, and is rated as the No. 21 prospect for the Braves according to MLB.com.
In two starts for the M-Braves, 21-year-old starter