Glasser Named Carolina League Player of the Week

FREDERICKSBURG, VA - FredNat infielder Phillip Glasser has been named Carolina League Player of the Week for the week of April 16-21, Major League Baseball announced today.

Glasser, the Nationals' 10th round draft pick last summer out of Indiana, had a monster week and accomplished a very rare feat as the FredNats split the series with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers.

The Ohio native went 8-for-16 (.500) at the plate with a homer, two doubles, five RBIs and three walks with only one strikeout. He also stole six bases and was not caught.

In Wednesday's 16-7 victory over the Woodpeckers, Glasser had four hits, four RBIs and three stolen bases, something that has not been done in a single game in Major League Baseball since 1986 when Joe Carter did it with Cleveland. Glasser became the fourth Minor League player to accomplish that single-game feat since 2005.

Glasser and the FredNats hit the road to Salisbury, MD for a six-game series with the Delmarva Shorebirds starting tomorrow at 11:05 a.m.

The Fredericksburg Nationals are the Carolina League affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They play their home games at the state-of-the-art Virginia Credit Union Stadium, located at 42 Jackie Robinson Way next to the Fredericksburg Convention Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Stay up to date with the team online at www.frednats.com and follow the Fredericksburg Nationals on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @FXBGNats.