Mazeika Named Eastern League Player of the Week

Binghamton Rumble Ponies first baseman/catcher Patrick Mazeika has been selected as the Eastern League Player of the Week for the period of May 13th-May 19th. The 25-year old batted .333 (9-for-27) with four doubles, four home runs, 15 RBIs, seven runs scored, two walks, and a .926 slugging percentage in seven games for the Rumble Ponies last week. Mazeika, who is a native of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, had at least one hit in six of the games he played in last week and drove in at least one run in five of those games, including going 3-for-4 with a home run and a career-high six RBIs in a 9-8 loss against the visiting Altoona Curve on Wednesday. The 6'3", 208 lb. slugger led all Eastern League hitters in total bases (25), RBIs (15), and slugging percentage (.926) last week and tied for the league lead in home runs (4). He also finished ranked among the weekly league leaders in OPS (1.342-3rd), runs scored (7-tied 3rd), doubles (4-tied 3rd), and hits (9-tied 6th). Patrick, who is hitting .266 with 11 doubles, five home runs, 27 RBIs and 21 runs scored in 32 games for the Rumble Ponies this season, was selected by the New York Mets in the eighth round of the 2015 draft out of Stetson University.

 

Mazeika is the second straight Ponies player to earn EL honors. Last week, Harol Gonzalez was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week.