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Altoona Curve infielder Duce Gourson was named the Eastern League Player of the Week on Monday after leading Eastern League players in hits (10), extra-base hits (four) and OPS (1.170) during Altoona's week-long series with the Erie SeaWolves.
Gourson batted 10-for-24 (.417) with four doubles and five RBIs in six games last week, which included a career-high four hits on Friday night. In the second half of the season, Gourson hit .375 with eight doubles, four homers and 15 RBIs in his last 28 games.
The 22-year-old Gourson was Pittsburgh's ninth-round selection in 2024 out of UCLA and joined Altoona on June 24 after aiding the Greensboro Grasshoppers to one of the best records in the minors in the first half of the season.
The Curve and Erie SeaWolves begin their best-of-three Southwest Division series tonight at Peoples Natural Gas Field at 6 p.m.