Diamondbacks outfielder led NL with .500 average last week

Links: Full Release (MLB.com) | NECBL Q&A with Pollock (2007)

Former Vermont Mountaineer (’07) AJ Pollock enjoyed one of his best weeks in the Big Leagues ever, as the Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder was named the National League Co-Player of the Week.

Sharing the honor with fellow division rival and one of baseball’s most electric players in Yasiel Puig, Pollock led the league with a .500 (11-for-22) batting average and .909 slugging percentage, while Puig led the NL in RBIs (11) and was tied for the top spot with three homers.

Pollock's 20 total bases also were tied with Puig for first in the NL, and the Arizona speedster was tied for second in hits and on-base percentage (.522). He recorded his third multi-hit outing of the week with a 3-for-4 game Sunday as the D-backs took the rubber match of a three-game series against Puig's Dodgers at Chase Field.

This came a day after Pollock went 4-for-6 with two RBIs and three runs, while hitting his fifth homer of the season. This is his first career weekly award.

Pollock was a key cog for Vermont during the franchise’s second championship campaign back in 2007. The Notre Dame alum and Hebron, Conn., native led the NECBL with 15 doubles that summer and ranked in the league’s top-sox in batting average (.348) and steals (13).

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