Trenton Thunder outfielder Mitch Jones has been named the Eastern League's Chevrolet Player of the Week for the week ending June 29th. Jones, a native of Orem, Utah hit .560 (14-for-25) with six doubles, two home runs, 10 runs scored, 10 RBI, four walks, two stolen bases and had a slugging percentage of 1.040 in seven games last week. The 2001 Florida State League All-Star had five multi-hit games during the week, including a four-hit performance in Trenton's 10-4 over Binghamton on Friday. The 25-year old raised his batting average by 27 points during the week and is among the league leaders in RBI (52) and home runs (11). Mitch was selected by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the June 2000 draft out of Arizona State University.

Fernando Rijo, a right-handed pitcher for the Bowie Baysox, is the Eastern League's Chevrolet Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 29th. The La Romano, Dominican Republic native was 1-0 with seven strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA last week. In his first and only start of the week, the 25-year old struck out seven batters and walked one while tossing a complete game one-hit shutout, to improve his record to 3-6 and lower his ERA to 4.82 on the season. The 5'11", 150 lb. hurler is 2-1 with a 3.41 ERA in five starts during the month of June and is 2-2 with a 3.43 ERA on the road this season. Rijo was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a minor league free agent on November 16, 2002.