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| LUKE TENDLER Courtesy: Hickory Crawdads |
As of July 10, Tendler is hitting .268 with a .326 on-base percentage and .433 slugging percentage. His power numbers have been impressive. He has seven home runs, 40 RBI, 19 doubles and four triples. He was recently named to the SAL North All-Star team. During the All-Star game, he went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 7-5 win over the South in Asheville, N.C.
Tendler, who played at NewBridge Bank Park, home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers, four times as a collegiate, plays in the same league as the Hoppers. In six games against the Hoppers at NewBridge, Tendler is 12-for-30 (.400) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three RBI and four runs scored. Tendler returns to Greensboro Aug. 20-23 for a four-game series.
From 2011-14, Tendler was a key power hitter for the Aggies baseball team. Tendler led the Aggies in batting in three out of the seasons he played, while starting 199 out of the 200 games he played at A&T. His career highlights include being named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, a Louisville Slugger third-team All-American as a junior and he was named MEAC Preseason Player of the Year in 2013.
He was a career .349 hitter with 24 home runs and 179 RBI. He also finished with 66 doubles, 15 triples and a .561 slugging percentage. As a junior, he was fourth in the nation in doubles per game.
As an Aggie, Tendler played second, shortstop and in the outfield. He became the 18th Aggie in school history to be selected in the MLB draft. The Rangers selected Tendler with 876th overall pick in 2014 amateur draft to play the outfield. Tendler was assigned to the Spokane Indians, a Class Short-Season A affiliate of the Rangers in the Northwest League before being promoted to the Crawdads in 2015.
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