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PLEFFNER GARNERS FIRST PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOD

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DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Winnipeg Goldeyes INF Shawn Pleffner (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending May 21.

The first-year Goldeye has enjoyed a blistering start to his 2017 campaign, hitting .625 (10-for-16) in the season’s first four games. In addition to his strong average, Pleffner has collected four doubles, a home run, and a pair of RBI.

The Kissimmee, Fla., native recorded his first multi-hit game of the year in the Goldeyes’ season-opening 5-3 win over the Cleburne Railroaders on Thursday in Cleburne, Tex. Pleffner went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the victory. A day later, Pleffner finished with a 4-for-5 line in a 6-4 win over Cleburne. He finished a triple shy of the cycle, as he collected another double and hit his lone home run of the week in the game. Pleffner did not slow down on Saturday, collecting three hits, two of them doubles, in a four at bats in a narrow 4-3 loss in Cleburne. The Railroaders edged the Goldeyes by a 4-3 final again on Sunday, despite a double and a walk from Pleffner.

Prior to coming to Winnipeg, Pleffner played five seasons in the Washington Nationals system. His professional debut in 2012 came with the Short Season Class A Auburn (N.Y.) Doubledays of the New York-Penn League, where he hit .329 (71-for-216) with 17 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 34 RBI in 55 games. Pleffner was named a New York-Penn League All-Star for his efforts. In 2013, Pleffner moved on to the Class A Hagerstown (Md.) Suns of the South Atlantic League, where he hit .288 in 101 games. 2014 saw another promotion for the first baseman, a move up to the Class A Advanced Potomac Nationals in the Carolina League. There, he hit .298 (106-for-356) with 26 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 44 RBI. For the second time, Pleffner was named a league All-Star. Most recently, Pleffner spent 2015 and 2016 with the Harrisburg (Pa.) Senators of the Class AA Eastern League. Pleffner was a 26th-round draft choice in 2011 out of the University of Tampa.

The Goldeyes begin a three-game series with the Salina Stockade on Monday at 12:00 p.m. Central time. The series will be played at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita, Kan.

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