Aptos alum Crocker named Player of the Week

Aptos High and Cal Poly alum Bobby Crocker was the fourth different Burlington Bee to be picked as Player of the Week in the Midwest League this season. (Matt Brown Photography)

Aptos High alum Bobby Crocker was named the Player of the Week in the Midwest League after going on a tear to end the first half of league play.

Crocker, playing for the Burlington Bees, went 5 for 11 in the final series of the half against the Beloit Snappers in Beloit, Wis. In the three-game stretch, he tallied five RBIs.

In the first-half finale on Sunday, Crocker got a hit, a walk and two RBIs in the Bees’ 6-2 win against Beloit.

Since June 11, he’s tallied three home runs, which is more than what he did in the more than 30 games prior.

He has a hit in 10 of his last 11 games.

For the season, he’s batting .274 with five home runs and 30 RBIs. He has a .355 on-base percentage.

He’s the fourth different Burlington player selected as Player of the Week in the league this season, joining teammates Dusty Robinson (twice picked), Sean Murphy and Drew Granier.



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