Midwest League 2007

Season Highlights

Batting Leaders

• Batting: Gerardo Parra (South Bend/Diamondbacks) .320
• Home Runs: Juan Francisco (Dayton/Reds) 25
• Runs Batted In: Travis Snider (Lansing/Blue Jays) 93
• Stolen Bases: Gorkys Hernandez (West Michigan/Tigers) 54

Pitching Leaders

• Wins: Rafael Gonzalez (Dayton/Reds), Duane Below (West Michigan/Tigers), & David Herndon (Cedar Rapids/Angels) 13
• Won/Lost: Chris Reddout (Lansing/Blue Jays) .900
• Saves: Kenny Maiques (Quad Cities/Cardinals) 31
• Earned Run Average: Sean O'Sullivan (Cedar Rapids/Angels) 2.22
• Strikeouts: Duane Below (West Michigan/Tigers) 160

Post-Season All-Star Team

Catcher                 James Skelton         West Michigan
First Base              Brad Miller           South Bend
Second Base             Justin Turner         Dayton
Third Base              Juan Francisco        Dayton
Shortstop               Chris Valaika         Dayton
Outfield                Gorkys Hernandez      West Michigan
                        Gerardo Parra         South Bend
                        Travis Snider         Lansing
Designated Hitter       Michael Thompson      Burlington
Left Handed Pitcher     Clayton Kershaw       Great Lakes
Right Handed Pitcher    Jeff Manship          Beloit
Left Handed Reliever    Barret Browning       Cedar Rapids
Right Handed Reliever   Rob Delaney           Beloit

2007 Individual Leaders

Batting

Games            Daniel Perales, SB      136
At Bats          Daniel Perales, SB      554
Runs             Drew Stubbs, DAY         93
Hits             Daniel Perales, SB      156
Home Runs        Juan Francisco, DAY      25
Runs Batted In   Travis Snider, LAN       93
Stolen Bases     Gorkys Hernandez, WM     54
On Base Pct      Jonathan Diaz, LAN     .406
Slugging Pct     Travis Snider, LAN     .525
Batting Avg      Gerardo Parra, SB      .320

Pitching

Games            Rolando Valdez, FTW      58
Complete Games   David Herndon, CR         2
                 Jonah Nickerson, WM       2
                 Cesar Valdez, SB          2
                 Tim Schoeninger, CR       2
                 Tyler Robertson, BEL      2
                 James Heuser, KC          2
Shutouts         Harold Mozingo, BUR       1
                 Tony Butler, WIS          1
                 Tim Schoeninger, CR       1
                 Ray Gonzalez, LAN         1
                 Rafael Gonzalez, DAY      1
                 Cesar Valdez, SB          1
                 Ricky Orta, WIS           1
                 James Heuser, KC          1
                 Stephen Faris, FTW        1
                 Michael Ballard, CLI      1
                 Jonah Nickerson, WM       1
Innings Pitched  Tony Barnette, SB       160
Strikeouts       Duane Below, WM         160
Saves            Kenny Maiques, CR        31
Won              Duane Below, WM          13
                 David Herndon, CR        13
                 Rafael Gonzalez, DAY     13
Earned Run Avg   Sean O'Sullivan, CR    2.22

Accomplishments

Players

Teams

Notable Games