Wilbur Howard

New York-Pennsylvania League Picks Top Performer

No single hit brought Wilbur Howard Player of the Week honors -- the Newark Co-Pilots right fielder corralled the award with a consistent approach in every at-bat.

"Hitting is all about discipline," said Howard. "When you lose focus, start to lunge at the ball and swing too aggressively... swinging at a lot of bad pitches... that's when your average starts to drop and you wind up fighting for playing time. You're most successful when you concentrate on the ball and make 'em throw strikes."

Concentrate he did. Howard stroked 11 hits in 25 at-bats while cranking out 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 6 runs scored.

This season in 7 games, Howard has hit at a .444 clip with 12 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 7 runs scored.