AVON, OH – The Trois-Rivières Aigles earned their first weekly award of the year as right-handed pitcher Anthony Escobar struck out 13 while pitching a complete game to claim Pitcher of the Week.k. Trois-Rivières Aigles right-handed pitcher Anthony Escobar struck out 13 batters while nearly throwing a no-hitter to earn Pitcher of the Week. Escobar started against the New York Boulders on Wednesday and made it through the first 8.2 innings without allowing a hit. The Boulders scored two unearned runs in the ninth inning after an Aigles error and a two-run home run, but Escobar rebounded to record the final out. He finished the day with one hit, and zero walks allowed over nine innings of work. Escobar is in his first season with the Aigles. He split time in 2025 between the Lake Erie Crushers and the Atlantic League’s Long Island Ducks. Escobar also played for the Venezuelan Winter League’s Tiburones de La Guaira this past winter. He pitched four seasons within the Minnesota Twins organization, reaching as high as Single-A with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels in 2021 and 2022.

AVON, OH – As the Washington Wild Things look to clinch a playoff berth this week, the team picked up its eighth weekly award this year. First baseman Andrew Czech hit .545 (12-for-22), drew eight walks in six games, and drove in 12 runs to earn Player of the Week. Washington Wild Things first baseman Andrew Czech drove in 12 runs this week while hitting .545 to take home Player of the Week. Czech started his week with a 3-for-5 day at the plate on Tuesday against the Mississippi Mud Monsters. He recorded a pair of RBIs and hit two doubles in the Wild Things’ win. Czech drove in three more runs and reached base four times in the series’ second game and picked up two hits and one RBI on Thursday. On Friday, Czech drew four walks and scored a pair of runs. He tallied three hits on Saturday and launched a pair of home runs on Sunday to conclude the six-game series. Czech is in his sixth season with the Wild Things. He joined Washington in 2021 after graduating from Walsh University. Czech is the Wild Things’ franchise leader in several categories, including doubles (119), RBI (377), walks (391), and home runs (110). He’s the seventh different Washington player to earn a weekly award this season.

AVON, OH – With playoffs one month away, two hopeful contenders had winning weeks thanks in part to strong individual performances. Windy City ThunderBolts utility man Justin Fogel recorded seven extra-base hits in six games, drove in 11 runs, and posted a 1.744 OPS to earn Player of the Week. Meanwhile, Evansville Otters right-handed pitcher Alex Valdez pitched six scoreless innings out of the bullpen to claim Pitcher of the Week. Evansville Otters right-handed pitcher Alex Valdez threw six shutout innings in relief across four games to earn Pitcher of the Week. Valdez made his first appearance in game two of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Joliet Slammers, striking out two over two scoreless innings. Valdez pitched again on Thursday against Joliet and struck out another two batters during a perfect eighth inning. He pitched another perfect inning on Saturday against the Washington Wild Things, striking out one. The Otters turned to Valdez again on Sunday, and he pitched another two perfect innings in a win over the Wild Things. Valdez is in his third season with the Otters. He joined the team in July 2024 after spending the previous two years with the American Association’s Kansas City Monarchs. Valdez also pitched for four seasons within the Arizona Diamondbacks organization from 2018 to 2022, reaching as high as Single-A with the Visalia Rawhide in 2021 and 2022.

AVON, OH – With playoffs one month away, two hopeful contenders had winning weeks thanks in part to strong individual performances. Windy City ThunderBolts utility man Justin Fogel recorded seven extra-base hits in six games, drove in 11 runs, and posted a 1.744 OPS to earn Player of the Week. Meanwhile, Evansville Otters right-handed pitcher Alex Valdez pitched six scoreless innings out of the bullpen to claim Pitcher of the Week. Windy City ThunderBolts utility man Justin Fogel recorded a hit in all six of his team’s games this week. He recorded one of the League’s best offensive performances of the season on Wednesday against the New York Boulders, going 5-for-5 at the plate with three doubles and a home run. Fogel followed up his big day with another home run against the Boulders on Thursday. He stayed hot against the Tri-City ValleyCats, homering for the third-straight game in the series opener on Friday. Fogel ended his week with another two-hit game on Sunday, picking up a double and driving in another run. Fogel is in his first season with the ThunderBolts. Windy City acquired him from the Ottawa Titans on June 4. Fogel split his 2025 season between the Titans, the MLB Draft League’s Trenton Thunder, and the University of Memphis.

AVON, OH – As playoff races start to heat up, Florence Y’alls first baseman Hank Zeisler and New Jersey Jackals right-handed pitcher Sonny Fauci led their teams to wins with strong performances. Fauci struck out 20 batters and allowed one run over 14 innings, while Zeisler hit eight home runs and drove in 19 runs while carrying a .625 batting average and 2.364 OPS across seven games. New Jersey Jackals right-hander Sonny Fauci allowed one run and struck out 20 batters across fourteen innings to earn Pitcher of the Week. Fauci pitched seven scoreless innings on Tuesday against the Lake Erie Crushers, conceding just two hits and one walk while striking out eleven. Fauci started again on Sunday against the Washington Wild Things and again pitched seven strong innings. He allowed one run on five hits and three walks while recording nine strikeouts. New Jersey won both games, and Fauci has now thrown five quality starts in a row. Fauci is in his second season with the Jackals. His 96 strikeouts this year rank second most in the league. Before joining New Jersey last season, Fauci played for the MLB Draft League’s Trenton Thunder in 2024. He spent his final collegiate season at Rutgers in the same year after playing four seasons at St. John’s.

AVON, OH – As playoff races start to heat up, Florence Y’alls first baseman Hank Zeisler and New Jersey Jackals right-handed pitcher Sonny Fauci led their teams to wins with strong performances. Fauci struck out 20 batters and allowed one run over 14 innings, while Zeisler hit eight home runs and drove in 19 runs while carrying a .625 batting average and 2.364 OPS across seven games. Florence Y’alls first baseman Hank Zeisler powered his team to an undefeated week, collecting 10 extra-base hits in seven games. Zeisler began his week by hitting two home runs on Tuesday against the Joliet Slammers. He homered and doubled amid a five-RBI day on Thursday as the Y’alls completed the sweep. Zeisler doubled and drove in another run on Friday against the Gateway Grizzlies. On Saturday, he went 3-for-3 at the plate with a pair of home runs and five RBIs. He tallied his third multi-home run game of the week on Sunday, again leaving the yard twice in game one of a doubleheader. Zeisler hit his eighth home run of the week in game two. Zeisler’s 1.096 OPS is second in the league this season, while his 18 home runs rank fourth. He also set Florence franchise records in career home runs (47) and walks (173) over the course of his big week. Zeisler is in his fourth season with the Y’alls and was named the first baseman for the All-Frontier League Team last year. He played collegiately at Chapman, Nevada-Las Vegas, and Missouri.

AVON, OH – In the first full week since the All-Star break, players from last season’s conference champions posted gaudy numbers to capture weekly awards. Schaumburg Boomers outfielder Kellum Clark hit .538 (14-for-26) with three doubles and two home runs, while Québec Capitales starting pitcher Braeden Allemann struck out 11 over 6.2 innings. Schaumburg Boomers outfielder Kellum Clark started his week by going 3-for-5 at the plate with a two-run home run in a win over the Windy City ThunderBolts on Tuesday. He collected an RBI double on Wednesday and tallied four hits — including a home run and a double — in Thursday’s series finale. Clark stayed hot against the Joliet Slammers, going 2-for-4 in all three games of Schaumburg’s weekend series. He doubled and scored the Boomers’ first run during Friday’s win and scored on Will Prater’s walk-off double on Saturday. Clark is in his first season with the Boomers. He played for the Pioneer League’s Rocky Mountain Vibes in 2025 and spent the previous two years in the New York Mets organization. Clark played collegiately at Mississippi State University and was a member of the 2021 College World Series champion team.

AVON, OH – In the first full week since the All-Star break, players from last season’s conference champions posted gaudy numbers to capture weekly awards. Schaumburg Boomers outfielder Kellum Clark hit .538 (14-for-26) with three doubles and two home runs, while Québec Capitales starting pitcher Braeden Allemann struck out 11 over 6.2 innings. Québec Capitales right-hander Braeden Allemann pitched a quality start on Friday against the Down East Bird Dawgs to earn Pitcher of the Week. Allemann allowed three earned runs over 6.2 innings while striking out a season-high 11 batters and walking none. The Capitales are a perfect 14-0 when Allemann pitches this season, and Allemann himself owns a 7-0 record. He ranks inside the league’s top five in strikeouts (76) and WHIP (1.13). Allemann is in his second season with the Capitales. He’s been named an All-Star in each of the past two seasons with Québec. Last year, he took home the Brian Tollberg Award as the league’s top pitcher and was named the starting pitcher for the All-Frontier League Team. Before joining Québec in 2025, he spent two seasons with the Trois-Rivières Aigles and played collegiately at the University of British Columbia.

John Cristino becomes the first player in New England Knockouts history to win a weekly award.

Arlo Marynczak brings home Tri-City’s second weekly award of the season.

Senger is this week's Pitcher of the Week after tossing a complete-game shutout against the New England Knockouts.

For the second time this season, Zimmermann is the Frontier League Player of the Week!

AVOH, OH - Peter Zimmermann of the Gateway Grizzlies has been named the Frontier League Player of the Week. Infielder Peter Zimmermann had a busy week, beginning with tying a Frontier League record on Tuesday. In the series opener against the Florence Y'alls, the Grizzlies' first baseman homered three times to tie the league single-game record and drove in all five Gateway runs. Zimmermann continued to torch Florence, homering again on Wednesday while driving in two. He stayed hot in the series against Evansville, picking up four hits in a series win that punched Gateway's ticket to the playoffs. Zimmermann finished his week with four homers, nine RBIs, and three stolen bases while slashing .476 AVG/.538 OBP/1.048 SLG. Zimmermann, a St. Louis native, is the second Grizzly this season to win multiple weekly awards, joining Deylen Miley as a two-time winner. In his third season with Gateway, the 27-year-old has set career-highs in stolen bases and games played and has notched his second straight 20-home run season.

AVOH, OH - Peter Zimmermann of the Gateway Grizzlies has been named the Frontier League Player of the Week. Infielder Peter Zimmermann had a busy week, beginning with tying a Frontier League record on Tuesday. In the series opener against the Florence Y'alls, the Grizzlies' first baseman homered three times to tie the league single-game record and drove in all five Gateway runs. Zimmermann continued to torch Florence, homering again on Wednesday while driving in two. He stayed hot in the series against Evansville, picking up four hits in a series win that punched Gateway's ticket to the playoffs. Zimmermann finished his week with four homers, nine RBIs, and three stolen bases while slashing .476 AVG/.538 OBP/1.048 SLG. Zimmermann, a St. Louis native, is the second Grizzly this season to win multiple weekly awards, joining Deylen Miley as a two-time winner. In his third season with Gateway, the 27-year-old has set career-highs in stolen bases and games played and has notched his second straight 20-home run season.

AVON, OH – Bryan Pena of the Ottawa Titans has been named the Frontier League Pitcher of the Week. Right-hander Bryan Pena started the first game of a doubleheader for the Ottawa Titans against the Sussex County Miners on Saturday and went the full seven innings without allowing a run to grab his fifth victory of the season. Pena was in elite form, surrendering only three hits and one walk while collecting 10 strikeouts. Pena is the third member of the Titans to win a weekly award and the second pitcher, following Grant Larson from the week of June 10th. His second season in Ottawa is proving to be the best of his professional career, collecting 82 strikeouts in 63 innings and a career-best 4.57 ERA. The former Washington farmhand currently leads the Titans in strikeouts and is tied for second in wins with five.

AVON, OH – Marc-Antoine Lebreux of the Québec Capitales has been named the Frontier League Player of the Week. Marc-Antoine Lebreux is one part of a trio of outstanding players that patrol the outfield for Québec. He has been honored as Player of the Week after leading the league with 14 hits over the past week, including multi-hit performances in five of the six games he started. In the series finale against the New England Knockouts on Sunday, Lebreux collected three hits in five at-bats with a double and two RBIs. He finished a 5-1 week going 14-for-27 at the plate with a home run, a double, and two stolen bases. His weekly splits came out to .519 AVG/.581 OBP/.667 SLG. Lebreux is the first member of the Capitales to win a weekly award in 2024 and the first since Steven Fuentes in June of 2023. In his third season with Québec, the Montreal native has blasted a career-high 11 home runs to go along with career lines in on-base percentage (.423) and slugging (.468). He also leads the Capitales in batting average (.289) and ranks third in stolen bases (17).

Becomes the second Boulders pitcher to win the award this season, joining July Sosa.

He becomes the 4th Jackal to win the award this season, after Keon Barnum, James Nelson and Rusber Estrada.

Both awards stay in America's heartland this week.

This season's 14th player of the week award belongs to Scout Knotts of the Lake Erie Crushers. The 14th pitcher of the week award goes to John Baker of the New Jersey Jackals.

The Frontier League player of the week for the first week of August is Chris Kwitzer of the New York Boulders. The Frontier League pitcher of the week for the first week of August is Dariel Fregio of the Washington Wild Things.

Five home run week for Price, one complete game for Tavarez.

Schmitt joins Henry Omana as the second Bolts pitcher to win the award this season.

Easterwood is first relief pitcher to win this season.