OTTAWA-Jordan Lennerton (Langley, BC) has been named the Florida State League’s player of the week (week ending August 22nd). Lennerton, a first baseman, is currently playing for the Detroit Tigers High-A affiliate in Lakeland, Florida. The 2004 Junior National Team member had quite a week at the plate hitting .406 (13-for-32) with 5 homeruns and 9 RBI. Lennerton’s week included hitting homerun’s in three straight games and after homering again on August 19th, he recorded an RBI for the 9th straight game. Lennerton has been on fire since being promoted to Lakeland from West Michigan in the Mid-West League, as he has hit .325 with 9 homeruns and 30 RBI and has hit .393 during the month of August.
