Belters’ McWilliams named Prospect League Player of Week

Posted on June 11, 2019
Canyon McWilliams received the Prospect League’s first weekly player award of the season. (Prospect League)

By Greg Halbleib

NORMAL – After a week that included six extra-base hits, Normal CornBelters infielder Canyon McWilliams is the Prospect League Player of the Week.

McWilliams led the league with a .684 batting average during the week and a .739 on-base percentage including a home run, five doubles and six runs scored. The 6-1, 205-pound lefthander recorded a 1.105 slugging percentage and a 1.844 OPS. McWilliams is from Shaker Heights, Ohio and is a junior at Ohio Wesleyan University.

The CornBelters begin a six-game road trip Tuesday with the first of three games at West Virginia. The Belters return home next Tuesday, June 18 to face the Springfield Sliders.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

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