TOWSON, Md. – Senior first baseman
Will Fritch has been tabbed the Landmark Conference Baseball Offensive Athlete of the Week.
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Fritch posted a huge week for the Rangers, hitting .524 (11-for-21) and slugging .762 with 12 RBIs, seven runs scored, two doubles, and a home run while leading the Rangers to a 5-0 mark. He closed the week with an incredible showing in a Landmark Conference sweep at Juniata, where he hit .615 (8-for-13) with 10 RBIs and six runs over three games. In the series opener, he launched a grand slam to stake the Rangers to an 8-1 lead in an eventual 10-6 victory. Fritch then went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs in a 9-4 Game Two victory before finishing off the series by going 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBIs.Â
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For the season, Fritch has batted .315, leads the team in home runs (three), and is tied for the squad lead in RBIs (25). In Landmark Conference play, he has hit .349 with 16 RBIs.
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The Rangers (17-14, 9-8 LC) return to action on Wednesday, when they visit the University of Scranton in a Landmark Conference affair starting at 4:30 p.m.
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