Aaron Pleschner and Brett Bautista will be heading to Green Bay
Green Bay, Wis – The Green Bay Bullfrogs have announced the signing of two players to the 2017 season roster from San Jose State University, Aaron Pleschner and Brett Bautista.
Aaron Pleschner, a 6’0”, 185-pound infielder from Redwood City, California is in the middle of his sophomore season at San Jose State. The right-hander started 47 games at shortstop for the Spartans during his freshman campaign. Pleschner tallied up a .264 batting average and tacked on 26 RBIs throughout the season, which was a team high. For the 2017 season, Pleschner is off to a great start. The infielder is currently batting .346 with 18 hits, 7 runs scored and has started every game. Jason Hawkins, head coach of the Spartans, spoke highly of Pleschner, “Aaron is a dynamic shortstop that is starting to mature into a threat offensively. He can hit for average and is a threat on the base paths. He's very versatile, his glove skills are exceptional and he has a very strong arm.”
Joining Pleschner will be fellow San Jose State teammate, Brett Bautista, a 6’0”, 195-pound outfielder from Granite Bay, California. Bautista is in his redshirt-junior season with the Spartans. Last season, Bautista only appeared in 10 games before suffering an injury and receiving a medical redshirt. As a sophomore however, the left-handed hitter led the team in RBIs, runs scored, hits, multi-hit games, multi-RBI games and finished second on the team with a .297 batting average. Jason Hawkins, head coach of the Spartans, shared his opinion of Bautista, "Brett has an accomplished left-handed swing. He can hit to all fields and has real gap power. Brett is an above average runner that can play anywhere in the outfield and first base as well."
The San Jose State University Spartans are currently 6-8 on the year and have a home series against conference rival Nevada University this upcoming weekend.
The Bullfrogs will open their season at home Tuesday, May 30 at 6:35 p.m. against the Wisconsin Woodchucks. Group tickets are on sale now and single game tickets go on sale Saturday, April 29 at 9:00 a.m. For information call the Bullfrogs Ticket Office at 920.497.7225, or email info@greenbaybullfrogs.com or stop by the ticket office at 315 S. Baird Street, Green Bay, Wis.
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The Green Bay Bullfrogs are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 160 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.greenbaybullfrogs.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Bullfrogs as your favorite team.
