Baseball Player of the Week: Colonia's Colin Kroner wins award
Colin Kroner tasted varsity baseball as a freshman last season.
He kept improving and now as a sophomore, he’s turned heads as a two-way player for a Colonia team on the rise.
The Patriots (12-5) finished tied for second in the always-tough Greater Middlesex Conference White Division and Kroner has been a big part as a pitcher/outfielder.
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Readers voted Kroner as the MyCentralJersey.com Readers’ Choice Baseball Player of the Week following Week 5 in which he hit .583 (7-for-12) with nine RBIs and a triple, a double, three walks and three runs scored. He also struck out 11 in eight innings as the Patriots topped Middlesex 6-5 in 9 innings.
The right-hander has command of three pitches and works ahead of batters. Kroner has a 2.08 ERA in 37 innings with 59 strikeouts. He’s also hitting .354 (17-for-48) with 16 RBIs and seven walks.
“Colin worked very hard in the offseason and it has translated onto the field for us this year,” Colonia coach Mike Scialfo said. “He has improved in every aspect of his game and we are lucky to have him in our program.”
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: NJ Baseball: Colonia's Colin Kroner voted Player of the Week
