Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Filip Planinsek. Planinsek won his first professional title at the ITF Futures Tour event in Marburg, Germany. Planinsek, in his first start under the College Accelerator Program, defeated 2 seeds and survived 2 matches exceeding 3.5 hours.
Others of note:
Brett Auerbach hit 4 home runs and drove in 11 runs for Piratas de Campeche. For the week, Auerbach hit .360, slugged .920, and had an OPS of 1.327.
Evan Sleight had 2 home runs and 9 RBI, hit .381, had an on-base percentage of .480, and slugged .810.
Chase Lee pitched 3.1 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts for Detroit, including an outing where he retired five batters with runners in scoring position, including 3 batters with the game tied in the 9th inning.
Dylan Smith pitched 3.1 scoreless innings for Detroit.
Connor Prielipp pitched 3 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts for Wichita.
Peyton Wilson drove in 4 runs in a game for Omaha.
T.J. McCants had 3 mult-hit games, including a 3-hit game.
T.J. Reeves extended his hitting streak to 8 games. For the week, he had 3 multi-hit games, including a 4-hit game.
Nick Dunlap finished T-11th at the John Deere Classic.
Alana Gonçalo Da Silva earned a silver medal at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup tournament.
