Sophomore right-handed pitcher JJ Kruzel was named the Red River Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of February 4th- February 10th. This is the 3rd time Kruzel has won this award as he won it in twice in 2018 on March 5th & April 30th. 

"JJ has picked up right where he left off from last year.  He is a kid that wants the baseball and will compete every outing.  I am happy for him to get these awards and happy that it goes to a kid that works his tail off.  He deserves the recognition he continues to get and I know he will keep working to be even better for us down the stretch." Coach Appel with his thoughts on his sophomore ace. 

Kruzel earned the award after a dazzling performance on Friday afternoon as he threw a complete-game against the McPherson College Bulldogs. Kruzel went 7 innings and allowed 1 earned run to go along with 10 strikeouts. JJ improved his record to 2-0 on the season. 

"I'm blessed and honored to receive this award. I'm going to keep working at polishing up my mechanics and keep the same routine to see if I can repeat this award for his upcoming week" Kruzel had to say.