PBL Players of the Week

PBL Players of the Week (Final Week of Regular Season)

North Batter: Juan Teixeira, OF, Billings

Juan Teixeira continued his hot hitting since arriving in a trade from Boise, helping the Mustangs
secure a playoff spot by winning five of six games against Idaho Falls. The right-handed swinger
went 8-for-15 with a homer, a triple, four doubles, and six RBIs, driving in a run and recording
an extra-base hit in every game he played. Teixeira finishes the year on a seven-game hitting
streak and has hit a scalding .393/.471/.696 with two homers, two triples, seven doubles, and 11
RBIs in 15 games for the Mustangs. Furthermore, the 24-year-old has drawn nine walks and
struck out just six times in 68 plate appearances for Billings.

North Pitcher: Pablo Arevalo, Billings

For the third straight week and the fourth time in the last five weeks, a Billings pitcher is taking
home Pitcher of the Week honors. Pablo Arevalo carved up the Idaho Falls offense on Tuesday
night, securing the Wild Card-clinching win. The right-hander went seven innings, allowing six
hits and just one unearned run while walking none and striking out six. Arevalo has pitched at
least six innings and allowed three or fewer runs in all five starts he’s made since coming over
from Ogden. In 32 ⅔ innings for the Mustangs, Arevalo has a 2.76 ERA and 30 strikeouts
against just five walks.

South Batter: Jake Cruce, OF, Grand Junction

Jake Cruce has done nothing but mash ever since coming over from Boise. This past week,
Cruce recorded a hit in every game and went 12-for-27 with a homer, four doubles, and 11 RBIs,
helping Grand Junction win five of six games against the Rocky Mountain Vibes. In 21 games
and 98 plate appearances for the Rockies, Cruce is hitting a blistering .430/.500/.814 with eight
homers, nine doubles, and 30 RBIs.

South Pitcher: Matt Gabbert, Boise

Pitching in the final game of the regular season, Matt Gabbert left it all out on the field as he
diced up the high-powered Missoula lineup. While he walked five batters, Gabbert came just one
out away from a no-hitter before surrendering an RBI triple to Jared Aikins. Still, Gabbert
finished the day allowing just one hit and one earned run while striking out eight in 8 ⅔ innings.
He also threw 132 pitchees, 84 of which were strikes. Over his last two starts of the year,
Gabbert allowed just three earned runs in 15 ⅔ innings, and he finishes the season ranking
second in the PBL with 95 strikeouts in 87 innings.