Sammy Stafura named Florida State League Player of the Week

Sammy Stafura was named as the Florida State League Player of the Week for the week of August 5th through the 11th.

With the Daytona Tortugas hitting the road to take on the Tampa Tarpons, Sammy Stafura got the week out to a strong start on Tuesday. He went 2-4 with two walks, a home run, a steal, three runs scored, and he drove in three runs. The next night was quite similar as he picked up two more hits – including a home run and a steal. Wednesday saw Stafura go hitless on the day, but while he did go 0-2 he was able to draw three walks and score two runs. Friday night saw the shortstop grab only one hit but he made it count as he crushed a 3-run home run in the 1st inning to put the Tortugas on top and it was a lead they’d never relinquish. After getting the day off on Saturday, he went hitless on Sunday but picked up two more walks.

When the series against Tampa was over, Stafura had hit .278/.480/.778 with three home runs, seven walks, two steals, seven runs scored, and he drove in eight. That’s a lot of production in just five games. Winning the Player of the Week Award makes it two weeks in a row for Daytona to grab the award after fellow Tortuga Trey Faltine took home the honors for the week prior.

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