Reed, Wright earn weekly honors
PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves have announced their Farm Bureau Player & Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, May 13. Mississippi Braves outfielder, Michael Reed and right-handed pitcher, Kyle Wright have been selected for the weekly awards. Reed, the 25-year old outfielder, is currently batting .356
PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves have announced their Farm Bureau Player & Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, May 13. Mississippi Braves outfielder,
Reed, the 25-year old outfielder, is currently batting .356 (36-for-101) on the season. The right-handed hitting Reed ranks fourth in batting among all Southern League hitters, is tied with Jackson's
Reed also leads the Mississippi Braves in eight offensive categories, including: hits (36), doubles (9), total bases (51), base on balls (19), stolen bases (5), on-base percentage (.467), slugging percentage (.505), on-base slugging percentage (.972) and is tied with teammates
Wright, the 22-year old right-handed pitcher who is currently rated as the No. 2 overall prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization and the No. 27 overall prospect in Minor League Baseball, checks in this week with a 2-4 win/loss record and a 4.03 ERA. Wright has appeared in eight games with the Mississippi Braves in 2018 with all eight appearances being starts. Wright's eight starts are a team high among M-Braves pitchers this season and currently tie him with nine other Southern League pitchers as the league leader in games started.
Wright leads the Mississippi Braves pitching staff in innings pitched (38.0), ranks second in strikeouts (39), and is tied with fellow M-Braves pitchers,
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