Shay, Sisk Honored by CBL as Player/Pitcher of the Week

By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2008 TexSport Publications

Nick Shay of the Corpus Christi BeachDawgs and Brandon Sisk of the Bay Area Toros were honored as the Continental Baseball League Player and Pitcher of the Week (respectively) for the week ending June 8

Shay paced the league with a .421 batting average (8-for-19) with a 3 for 4 performance in the BeachDawgs' come from behind extra-inning win against McKinney on June 3. In addition he went 2 for 4 against Texarkana, scoring the tying run in the sixth.

Sisk turned in the CBL's first complete-game shutout against McKinney on June 8, striking out 8 while walking 3. He faced Ryan Leger to gain the 1-0 win over the Blue Thunder.

For the week, Sisk allowed only one earned run, striking out 13 batters in 14 innings of work while posting a 0.64 ERA.

Shay's Beachdawgs are currently in first place in CBL standings, going 11-6 (.647) while remaining undefeated at home (8-0). Sisk's Toros are in second place (10-7, .588), a single game behind the BeachDawgs.