Mark Maloney on Kentucky sports

Lexington Legends outfielder Steve Brown is the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for the period of Aug. 3-9.

Steve Brown

Brown, from Colombia, went 12-for-28 (.429), including three homers and a triple. He drove in 11 runs while compiling a slugging percentage of .821. He boosted his season batting average from .233 to .256 and has scored at least one run in each of his last four games.

“Steve has been a valuable member to our team the past two seasons but, more importantly, Steve has been a terrific member of our community,” Andy Shea, general manager of the Legends, said in a statement released by the team. “This season he has spoken to college classes at Transylvania and he has been a significant contributor in our Hispanic outreach program. I’m very happy to see he is also being recognized for his outstanding accomplishments on the field.”

Brandon Barnes

The Legends play the third of four games against the Asheville Tourists on Monday night at Applebee’s Park. After that series wraps up, West Virginia will visit the Legends for four games, Wednesday through Saturday.

Meanwhile, Lancaster JetHawks outfielder Brandon Barnes is Player of the Week in the California League.

Barnes, who began the season with the Legends, went 12-for-25 (.480) for the week, with a homer, triple, eight RBI and six runs scored. During one 6-for-9 stretch, he drove in six runs.