Jason Krizan Named Eastern League Player Of The Week
The Eastern League Announced Monday that Rumble Ponies Outfielder Jason Krizan has been named Eastern League Player of the Week for the period of July 15th - July 21st. Krizan is the third Rumble Ponies player this season to be recognized by the Eastern League with a weekly award. He joins RHP Harol Gonzalez (EL Pitcher of the Week May 6th - May 12th) and Catcher/Infielder Patrick Mazeika (EL Player of the Week May 13th-May 20th).
The 30-year old batted .462 (12-for-26) with five doubles, two home runs, six RBIs, four runs scored, two walks, and a .885 slugging percentage in six games for the Rumble Ponies last week. Krizan, who is a native of Austin, Texas, reached base at least once in all six games he played in last week and had multiple hits in three games during the week, including going 4-for-4 with a double and a home run in a 7-2 win at Akron on Thursday.
The 6'0", 185 lb. slugger led all Eastern League hitters in batting average (.462), total bases (23), doubles (5), and OPS (1.385) last week and tied for the lead in hits (12). He also finished ranked among the weekly leaders in slugging percentage (.885), on-base percentage (.500-tied 2nd), RBIs (6-tied 3rd), and home runs (2-tied 3rd). Jason, who is hitting .260 with nine homers and 45 RBIs in 77 games with the Rumble Ponies this season, was signed by the New York Mets as a free agent on January 3, 2019. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 8th round of the 2011 draft out of Dallas Baptist University.
Bowie RHP Michael Baumann was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week.