CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Appalachian League announced that Burlington’s Deacon Pomeroy (Oklahoma State) and Kingsport’s Michael Savarese (Tampa) were named the Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the period of June 29-July 5.
Pomeroy, 19, a staple in the heart of Burlington’s batting order, slashed .538/.600/.808 with a 1.408 OPS across six games for the Sock Puppets en route to Player of the Week honors. Pomeroy went 14-for-26 with two home runs, 11 RBI, 10 runs scored and four walks, collecting 21 total bases. Pomeroy currently leads the Appalachian League in RBI (34) and hits (34), is tied for second in home runs (6) and is fifth in slugging percentage (.633).
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