Swenson, Clinton receive VBL weekly honors

Staunton Braves teammates Aaron Swenson and Chris Clinton were named the Valley Baseball League South Division Pitcher and Player of the Week by the league office Monday.

Swenson (Youngstown State) earned the Pitcher of the Week award for the second time this summer. Swenson pitched a complete game two-hitter to defeat Haymarket, 6-2. He allowed two runs, both unearned while striking out eight and walking two. Swenson is now 4-0 on the season with a 0.97 ERA.

Clinton (pictured) hit .579 this past week (11-for-19) to earn Player of the Week honors. Clinton had an on-base percentage of .600 and a slugging percentage of .737 for the week. He leads the Valley League in hitting with a .429 average.