The Texas Collegiate League has announced
Denton infielder
Tyler Ladendorf (
Howard
College) as the D-Bat Player of the Week and Weatherford pitcher Jon Kibler (
Michigan
State) as D-Bat Pitcher of the Week for the games during June 18-24.Ladendorf (6-1, 185, Fr.) raised his average considerably this week going 9-for-18 (.500) cracking at least one hit in every game including three multi-hit performances. The Des Plaines, IL native had his best performance against
Brazos
Valley hitting a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs scored. He currently leads the league in stolen bases (7), second in doubles (5) and tied for third in hits (16). Ladendorf, who was drafted by the Yankees in 2006, had a tremendous freshman year at Howard hitting a sweltering .425 with 82 hits and 32 RBI. He also was selected to the NJCAA All-Star game this summer.Kibler (6-5 210, Jr.), a southpaw out of
Freeland, MD , , has been untouchable so far in the 2007 season. The
Michigan
State product has not allowed a run in 13 innings while only giving up six hits. Kibler (2-0) shined in his appearance last Monday going eight strong innings allowing only three hits, no runs and struck out six. He currently leads the league in ERA (0.00) and second in wins (2).With the Spartans this season, Kibler went 5-5 in 12 games started and was second on the team in strikeouts. Before transferring to
Michigan
State , he was a third-team NJCAA Division II All-American in 2006 at Dundalk CC posting outstanding numbers, going 11-2 in 2006 with a 1.63 ERA. For detailed stats of players in the TCL, visit www.texascollegiateleague.com/stats/07season.