DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks’ OF K.D. Kang (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending June 5th.
This week, Kang batted (10-for-21) with three home runs, seven RBI, five doubles while also walking six times. Currently, he boasts a .339 batting average, which ranks second best on the team. On May 31, he went 3-for-4 with two home runs (VIDEO) two RBI and two runs scored in an 11-8 win over Sioux City. Yesterday, the Lawrenceville, GA native had an excellent performance at the plate going 3-for-6, blasting his fourth home run, with three RBI, and three runs scored in a 19-4 victory against Sioux Falls.
From 2007-2015, Kang played in the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, and Atlanta Braves organizations. In 2011, he reached the AA level for the first time with the Montgomery Biscuits where he launched 11 home runs and 39 RBI.
Kang's award marks the third straight week a RedHawks player has taken home a Pointstreak Award with Richie Mirowski winning Pitcher of the Week the first week of the season and Keury De La Cruz winning hitter of the week for week two.
