LAWRENCE, KS- The Mid-America League is proud to announce their “Players of the Week” for the week ending Sunday, July 14, 2024.
The MAL “Hitter of the Week” is Juan Murillo. Murillo, an outfielder for the Piney Woods (TX) TimberHogs, led the league with a Batting Average of .552 while collecting 16 hits, scoring 8 runs, batting in 12 runs, and knocking 2 homeruns.
Lucas Vanlanduit, Joplin Outlaws’ right-handed pitcher, was selected as the MAL “Pitcher of the Week.” Vanlanduit, a freshman at Pittsburg State University, issued 10 hits over 7.2 innings while striking out 3 opposing hitters and walking 3. Vanlanduit earned his third win of the season on June 11 in a 7-inning performance against the Texarkana Rhinos.