MYRTLE BEACH, SC – A slow start doesn't detour shortstop Leury Garcia.
Garcia has been voted Carolina League Topps Player of the Month for June by the circuit's managers after batting .342 and scoring 22 runs in 25 games.
The Santiago, Dominican Republic native struggled mightily in May, batting .184 with a .193 on base percentage. But the switch-hitter turned it on in June as he hit .342 (38-111) with a .397 on base percentage. Out of the 25 June games he played, he notched multiple hits in 14 of them, including five three-hit contests.
Garcia has gotten hot since he's moved to the lead-off spot. He's raised his season batting average from .229 to .273 since being switched from the nine-hole to the top of the order.
His .342 clip was the second-highest June batting average in the Carolina League, trailing only Wilmington’s Nick Francis. Garcia rapped 38 hits to rank third among all Class A hitters and his 22 runs scored were the eighth-most among A-ballers.
A Myrtle Beach Pelican earning league awards has become a common occurrence in 2011. Third baseman Mike Olt and center fielder Ryan Strausborger have won Carolina League Player of the Week. Robbie Ross, Robbie Erlin have taken home Pitcher of the Week, as has Joe Wieland, who won it twice.
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