The Brazos Valley Bombers made a complete sweep of the TCL weekly awards for week nine. Brennyn Smith was named Player of the Week and Kyle Martin was named Pitcher of the Week. 

Former Bomber Adam Smith is working his way through the New York Yankees farm system. Smith is currently playing for the GCL Yankees in the Gulf Coast League. Smith, who played for the Bombers last year is a native of Spring, Texas and went to Texas A&M. So far this season Smith has played in five games with a 1-1 record with nine strikeouts. Smith is on his way to the Bronx. The GCL Yankees have 23 more games in the 2012 campaign. If you happen to be in the Tampa, Florida area be sure to stop by and root for Adam.

Former Bombers Head Coach Bret Alumbaugh was recently named the Head Baseball Coach at Gordon Central High School in Georgia. With the move to Gordon Central, Alumbaugh will be closer to his family in Florida. Coach Alumbaugh recently served as the Head Coach at Oak Ridge High School. Alumbaugh previously served as the Head Coach at Franklin High School located in Franklin Tennessee. Alumbaugh helped turn the programs around at Franklin High and Oak Ridge. Alumbaugh will once again has a rebuilding project on his hands as Gordon Central has been in a slump in the past couple of years where they have logged only 10 wins in the past four seasons of play. The Bombers wish Coach Alumbaugh the best in his new job at Gordon Central.

Former Bomber P.J. Francescon is in the Chicago Cubs organization continuing his climb up the ladder to Wrigley Field. P.J. Is currently three stages away from the Major Leagues. He is currently pitching for the Daytona Cubs, the Advanced A affiliate of the Cubs. The Nolansville, TN native is 1-3 for the Cubs with a 3.44 ERA. In his 10 starts, he has logged 55 innings of work while recording 36 strike outs. Francescon has also spent time with the Peoria Chiefs, a low A affiliate of the Cubs. He started 10 games for the Chiefs logging a 5-1 record with a 1.86 ERA in just over 53 innings with 42 K's. The Cubs are continuing their four game series with the Charlotte Stone Crabs, the Tampa Bay Rays affiliate tonight and tomorrow. Congratulations to P.J. as he continues his dream of pitching in the big leagues!

Former Bomber, Todd Cunningham is enjoying his dream of playing in the Major Leagues. Cunningham is currently playing for the Mississippi Braves of the Southern League. The Braves are the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Cunningham is enjoying a great season for the Braves. He is hitting .307 in 74 games with 280 at bats. Cunningham has 86 hits. 15 of them are doubles and three are triples. Cunningham has driven in 31 runs. Todd was selected to take part in the Southern League All Star Game this season because of his accomplishments.