DeKalb County Liners thirdbaseman, Trent Moses (Southeast Missouri State University), recently set a Prospect League record for consecutive games reaching base (via hit, walk, or hit batsman), reaching for the 39th game in a row with a first-inning double against Lorain County on July 23. Since then, Moses has reached base in three more games, extending his streak to 42 and counting (with another game coming up July 27 at Slippery Rock).
Here are the top five on-base streaks in Prospect League history (2009-2011):
Trent Moses, DEKALB COUNTY, 42 games from June 2, 2011 through July 26, 2011 (current) ... .389 average, .482 on-base during streak
Joe Koch, West Virginia, 38 games from June 22, 2010 through August 5, 2010 ... .329 average, .451 on-base during streak
Bryan Lippincott, Quincy, 31 games from June 3, 2011 through July 8, 2011 ... .317 average, .421 on-base during streak
Jesse Tierney, Danville, 28 games from June 21, 2010 through July 21, 2010 ... .376 average, .479 on-base during streak
Grant Fillipitch, DuPage, 25 games from July 10, 2009 through August 8, 2009 ... .321 average, .431 on-base during streak
DeKalb County Liners firstbaseman, Jake Lueneburg (Kishwaukee College), recently tied the Prospect League record for consecutive games with a safe hit, hitting safely in 21 games. His streak ended with the July 21 game against Lorain County.
Here are the top five hitting streaks in Prospect League history (2009-2011):
Jake Lueneburg, DEKALB COUNTY, 21 games from June 27, 2011 through July 21, 2011 ... hit .400 during the streak (36-for-90)
Kevin Plawecki, Richmond, 21 games from June 26, 2010 through July 22, 2010 ... hit .372 during the streak (32-for-86)
Chris Manning, Terre Haute, 20 games from June 2, 2011 through June 25, 2011 ... hit .437 during the streak (38-for-87)
Grant Fillipitch, DuPage, 16 games from July 10, 2009 through July 29, 2009 ... hit .357 during the streak (20-for-56)
Kevin Smith, Nashville, 15 games from July 22, 2010 through August 7, 2010 ... hit .393 during the streak (22-for-56)