Tendler Named Rangers Minor League Player of the Month
May 18, 2015 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
Hickory, NC - The Texas Rangers have announced the club's monthly minor league award winners for April, with Hickory Crawdads outfielder Luke Tendler being honored as the Rangers Minor League Player of the Month.
Tendler, 23, batted .346 (27-78) with 11 doubles, a triple, 5 home runs, 10 RBI, 4 walks, and 18 runs over 20 games in April for the 'Dads. The outfielder led the South Atlantic League during the month in extra-base hits (17), doubles, and runs, while also ranking among the leaders in hits (2nd), batting average (4th), and home runs (T4th). Tendler was named the SAL Player of the Week for the first week of the season, before he finished the month with multiple hits in 5 of his final 8 contests, posting a .400 average (14-35) in that stretch. Overall, Tendler is batting .309 (42-136) with 12 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs, and 16 RBI in 35 games with the division-leading Crawdads. The Wilmington, North Carolina product was selected in the 29th round of the 2014 June Draft out of North Carolina A&T.
Former Crawdads Jerad Eickhoff (2012) and Cody Ege (2013) were honored by the Rangers as well, as Eickhoff was named the organization's Pitcher of the Month while Ege was tabbed as the Reliever of the Month. Triple-A Round Rock outfielder Jared Hoying was named the Rangers Defender of the Month.
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