Kruger Ranked 13th in Stolen Bases in May 9 NCAA Baseball Statistics

by Sports Information
5/11/05

LANCASTER, PA – Franklin & Marshall third basemen Gary Kruger (Jr., East Islip, NY/East Islip) is ranked 13th in stolen bases in the May 9 NCAA Division III baseball statistics.

The team leader in stolen bases with 28-on-30 attempts in 39 games, Kruger is averaging 0.78 stolen bases per game. Ray Mowatt of Baruch College leads the nation with an average of 1.14 stolen bases per game.

A two-time All-Centennial Conference selection following first team honors in 2004, Kruger earned All-CC honorable mention this year as he is batting .363 (41-for-113) with a team high 34 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, two home runs, 24 RBI, 28 walks and 28 stolen bases on 30 attempts this year.

In Centennial Conference games, he hit .377 (20-for-53) with four doubles, a triple, a home run, 13 walks, 11 RBI and 11 stolen bases on 12 attempts.

For his career, Kruger is hitting .361 (108-for-299) with 13 doubles, eight triples, seven home runs, 49 walks, 57 RBI and 71 stolen bases on 78 attempts in 103 games.

The career stolen base leader, he ranks 11th in hits, second in triples, fourth in home runs and 11th in RBI in school history.

Franklin & Marshall (25-14, 15-3 Centennial Conference) defeated Johns Hopkins University 1-0 in game one on May 7 and 4-3 in game three on May 8 to win the best of three Centennial Conference championship series and claim the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Regional Tournament.

The championship marks the third in school history as Franklin & Marshall last won the Centennial Conference title 10 years ago in 1995 as the Diplomats recorded a 30-6-1 record to win the regular season by three games over McDaniel College and earn the second conference title in school history. In 1978, the Diplomats finished 14-11-1 to win the Middle Atlantic Conference championship.

The NCAA field and regional site location will be announced on May 16.