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J.R. House Named PCL Batter-of-the-Week
Nashville Sounds catcher J.R. House who became only the second player in the franchises 27-year history to hit for the cycle when he accomplished the feat on Friday at Sacramento has been named the Pacific Coast Leagues Batter-of-the-Week for the May 17-23 period. House went 4-for-5 on Friday evening against the River Cats to join Tike Redman (2001) as the only players to hit for the cycle in a Sounds uniform. The backstop ripped an RBI double in the first, singled in the third, belted his eighth home run of the year in the fifth, and completed the feat with a go-ahead, two-out RBI triple on a 3-2 pitch in the top of the seventh inning that gave Nashville a lead that would last the remainder of the game. House also added a season-high four RBI in the contest and scored twice to help the Sounds down Sacramento, 8-7. The cycle was officially the first of Houses professional career, although he once recorded one in Arizona Fall League play, as well as the first recorded in the Pacific Coast League this season. Houses bat did not cool down the following evening, as he turned in a 3-for-4 outing on Saturday against the River Cats as the Sounds designated hitter, missing a second cycle by a triple. He completed the Sacramento series with a 2-for-3 effort on Sunday afternoon. For the week, House posted a healthy .526 batting average (10-for-19) and a 1.105 slugging percentage, adding two home runs, three doubles, a triple, five RBI, and five runs scored. He has recorded nine hits in his last 12 at-bats. Houses weekly award is the first accumulated by a Sounds player during the 2004 season. Nashville garnered six player of the week awards last season. On the year, House is batting .329 (33-for-102) with nine home runs and a team-leading 29 RBI in 32 games. He leads Nashville and ranks third among Pacific Coast League hitters with a .716 slugging percentage. More News 08/16/10 - Bullington tops Yanks for first career win 12/08/09 - Carnes Accepts The Conboy Trophy 08/23/08 - Sports writer remembered for devotion to kids 08/19/08 - JR House called up to Astros 12/19/07 - 2008 Major League Believer Baseball Clinic 06/19/07 - TRUE VICTORY FOOTBALL CAMP 10/03/06 - Chris Sharek 07/18/06 - Duncan and Hendricks Launch Holy Fires Website 02/19/06 - Kelley Releases CD 09/07/05 - Please Help Our Brothers at Desire Street 06/23/05 - Gators and LaPorta Advance 01/28/05 - Baseball with a Vision 01/13/05 - 2nd Annual Baseball with a Vision Baseball Camp 12/14/04 - Bring A Gift Baseball Camp 12/18/03 - Golden Hurricane in Bowl Game 04/09/03 - John Wasdin Tosses Perfect Game for AAA Nashville 11/14/02 - Dunaway to Instruct Pirates 10/21/02 - Athletes In Christ and the Sarasota Red Sox Host Concert and Baseball Clinic 07/09/02 - Phoenix 2002 04/24/02 - Mission Possible! 04/08/02 - Rix Leads FSU in Garnet and Gold Game 03/16/02 - Barnett Pitches First Perfect Game