| Breaking News |  | Monday, April 24th, 2023: SL2 Awards Player of the Week
22-year-old António Guerrero sent shock waves through OTBA Double A last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the Sub League 2 Player of the Week Award.
A newcomer to the league, Guerrero made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .667 average, 10 hits in 15 at-bats, 2 home runs and 6 runs batted in.
Where the Keokuk Westerns catcher goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but Guerrero certainly made his mark last week.
To date Guerrero has chalked up a .339 average with 2 home runs, driven in 7 runs and scored 5 times. |
| Tuesday, April 18th, 2023: Great Stroke: Guerrero Gets 5 Hits
António Guerrero was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over the park, collecting 5 hits and leading the Westerns to a 9-5 victory over the Ozark Puzzle Pieces.
After the first three hits, all eyes in the ballpark were drawn to him each time he stepped into the batter's box. Even a few of the opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little baseball-hitting history unfold.
In the clubhouse, crowded by reporters, the Keokuk catcher said, "I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and replied, "The key to hitting for a high average is to relax, concentrate and hit the ball where they ain't."
Nobody was at home today as Guerrero finished the day with 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a line in the record book.
A. Guerrero hit a solo-shot off J. Unknown in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off J. Unknown in the 8th.
In the current season, Guerrero has put up a .320 batting average with 16 hits, 2 home runs, 6 runs batted in and scored 5 runs. |
 | Saturday, July 23rd, 2022: William Booth Out for Season
The Keokuk Westerns were dealt a serious blow when the team learned that William Booth was likely to be out for 12-13 months after he injured himself running the bases in today's game against the Ozark Puzzle Pieces. A round of tests by the team doctors revealed the injury to be a fractured ankle. Upon learning of their diagnosis, the Keokuk manager told the press, "As you all know, we can't control injuries -- they are a part of the game. We just have to do the best we can until William is back in action."
This season Booth is swinging the bat at a .292 pace. He has hit 6 home runs and scored 39 times, while driving in 46. His on-base percentage is .322 and he has played in 91 games.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B William Booth | bruised toe | 3 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 4.0 GB | | Record at home | 7-8, .467 PCT | | Record on the road | 7-6, .538 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 1-1, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 2-3, .400 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 10-8, .556 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 14-14, .500 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .284 - 5th in SL2 | | On-Base Percentage | .334 - 8th in SL2 | | Slugging Percentage | .433 - 4th in SL2 | | On-Base + Slugging | .767 - 5th in SL2 | | Runs Scored | 132 - 8th in SL2 | | Hits | 274 - 5th in SL2 | | Extra-Base Hits | 83 - tied for 6th in SL2 | | Home Runs | 27 - 5th in SL2 | | Bases-On-Balls | 71 - 10th in SL2 | | Strikeouts | 146 - 2nd in SL2 | | Stolen Bases | 22 - 7th in SL2 |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.83 - 4th in SL2 | | Starters' ERA | 4.59 - 2nd in SL2 | | Bullpen ERA | 5.51 - 7th in SL2 | | Runs allowed | 146 - 4th in SL2 | | Hits allowed | 252 - 3rd in SL2 | | Opponents AVG | .260 - 3rd in SL2 | | BABIP | .294 - 3rd in SL2 | | Home Runs allowed | 23 - 3rd in SL2 | | Bases-On-Balls | 106 - 6th in SL2 | | Strikeouts | 166 - tied for 3rd in SL2 |
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