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Trois-Rivières Steve Brown and Schaumburg's Kobey Schlotman Take Awards

Trois-Rivières Steve Brown and Schaumburg's Kobey Schlotman Take Awards

Trois-Rivières' Steve Brown is this week's Frontier League Player of the Week, while Schaumburg's Kobey Schlotman is the Pitcher of the Week.

Aug 15, 2022 by FloBaseball Staff
Trois-Rivières Steve Brown and Schaumburg's Kobey Schlotman Take Awards

Steve Brown of the Trois-Rivières Aigles is this week's Frontier League Player of the Week, while Kobey Schlotman of the Schaumburg Boomers is the Pitcher of the Week.

The Aigles went 4-2 on the week, and Brown's contributions included eight hits, six runs scored, and 12 RBIs. His week included four home runs, and he had at least one hit in each game he played.

His best game came against the New York Boulders on Friday, as he went 2-for-3 at the plate with two home runs, scored twice and had five RBIs. 

Overall, his performance this week led to a .520 on-base percentage and 1.158 slugging percentage.

Before joining Trois-Rivières in 2022, Brown played for the Ottawa Champions when they were part of the Can-Am League and before they became known by their current name, the Ottawa Titans. 

His best season was in 2017, when he had 105 hits, seven home runs, 62 RBIs and 53 runs scored. Before playing for the Champions, he played in the Houston Astros minor league organization, where his best season with them was in 2008. He had 72 hits, 10 home runs, 31 RBIs, and 46 runs scored.

The Boomers were 5-1 this week, and Schlotman shined in his appearances. 

Against the Joliet Slammers on Tuesday, he pitched 7.1 innings, allowing only two hits, two walks and no runs, while striking out 12. 

Against the Windy City ThunderBolts on Sunday, he only allowed one hit, had seven strikeouts, walked four and didn't allow a run in five innings pitched.

Before heading to Schaumburg in 2022, Schlotman attended the Mount Mercy University for two years, where his best season was in 2022. 

In that season, he had 1.64 ERA with a 9-1 record, had 105 strikeouts. He only allowed 19 walks and 13 earned runs.