Clearwater Threshers third baseman Mitch Walding named Florida State League Player of the Week

Clearwater Threshers third baseman Mitch Walding batting against the Dunedin Blue Jays on Monday, August 17, 2015, at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Florida. (Photo: Buck Davidson/Flickr Creative Commons)

 By: Matt Rappa, managing editor

PHILADELPHIA – Clearwater Threshers third baseman Mitch Walding has been named the Offensive Player of the Week of the Florida State League for games played from April 7-17, according to MiLB.com.

Walding, 23, is the third prospect within the Philadelphia Phillies' minor league system – joining catcher Jorge Alfaro of the Eastern League and right-hander Zach Eflin of the International League –  to be named Player of the Week of their respective leagues.

The Lodi, California, native is hitting .268/.354/.683 this season with two doubles, five home runs and 11 runs-batted-in. Walding reached base safely in each of his 10 games he played during the award's 11-day stretch, riding a seven-game winning streak in which he batted .417.

Walding was drafted by the Phillies in the fifth round of the 2011 amateur draft.

The Threshers are the High-A affiliate of the Phillies.