RUDDY NAMED NECBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

SANFORD – The New England Collegiate Baseball League announced on Monday that Sanford Mainers catcher Bubba Ruddy (Cypress CC/Orange, Calif.) has been named the league’s Player of the Week for the week ending on July 8. In six games last week, Ruddy hit .333 (9-for-27) with a home run and nine runs batted in.

Ruddy played a role in both of Sanford’s wins on the week. On June 5 against Lowell at Goodall Park, the sophomore backstop went 3-for-5 with three RBI singles and a run scored to lead the Mainers to an 8-2 victory. Three days later, Ruddy went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles and a run scored in a 9-1 win at Torrington. In between, he mixed in a two-run double in a 15-7 loss at Holyoke on July 7 and also hit Sanford’s first and only home run on the season, a two-run home run in a 6-2 defeat at Vermont on July 6.

Ruddy led the league in runs batted in during the past week, and currently leads the Mainers on the season in that department with 15 RBIs.

The Mainers return to action on Tuesday, July 10 when they visit the Keene Swamp Bats. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Alumni Field in Keene, N.H. Matt Janik and Bob Lund will have all the action at http://www.sanfordmainers.com.

A list of all 2007 NECBL Player/Pitcher of the Week Award winners can be found online at http://www.necbl.com/playersoftheweek07.htm.

Founded in 2002, the Sanford Mainers are a non-profit organization and the premier collegiate baseball team in the state of Maine, playing their home games at historic Goodall Park. A proud member of the NECBL, the Mainers annually aid in progressing the careers of the future stars of professional baseball, in addition to bringing top-notch collegiate baseball to the Sanford area. For more information visit http://www.sanfordmainers.com or call the Mainers front office at (207) 324-0010.