Alumni of the Week: Williams and Ruzicka
March 10, 2025 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Mankato MoonDogs News Release
For your MoonDogs Alumni of the Week, we have fielder Max Williams, and pitcher Joe Ruzicka.
Max Williams is a Florida State outfielder and starter, who helped the Seminoles to a sweep against Lipscomb this weekend. In game 1 vs the Bison, Williams had 5 at-bats, 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, and a homerun! This homerun would be Williams fifth of the season! He would end that game with a batting average of .351. For fielding, Williams held his own with having a total of 8 chances on the weekend, then fulfilling those into putouts, and no errors. With his 6 putouts in the second game vs Lipscomb, this would be Williams new season high.
Williams played for the MoonDogs in 2023, where he would bat in 50 games, have 190 at-bats, 37 runs, 60 hits, 21 doubles, 39 RBIs, and 5 homeruns! He ended his 2023 season with a batting average of .316. He would play in the field for the MoonDogs in 48 games, competing in 398 innings, 94 total chances which would make up of; 87 putouts, 3 assists, and 4 errors.
Joe Ruzicka is a Belmont University arm, who recorded a win vs Little Rock this past weekend. Ruzicka pitched 6 innings, with 5 strikeouts, 4 walks, and only allowed 1 earned run. He had a game ERA of 1.50, and his season ERA this far is 3.60. Ruzicka's 5 strikeouts is a new season high for the Belmont arm. Aside from his outting on the mound, Ruzicka also had a putout and an assist during the Little Rock game.
Ruzicka played for the MoonDogs in 2024, where he started in 4 games and had 2 wins. He recorded 21 innings pitched, 86 batters-faced, and 30 strikeouts. His season ending ERA was 3.43. The most notable game for Ruzicka was his June 15th appearance vs the Rox, where in his 5.1 innings, he had no hits, 11 strikeouts, and an ERA of 1.69.
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