FRITZ GENTHER WINS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD

AVON, OH –New York Boulders add to this season’s slate of weekly award honors for 2026. After two weeks of play, Boulders sit atop their respective division, and is home to the Frontier League’s Player of the Week winner.

New York Boulder Fritz Genther drilled five home runs this past week, including three in New York’s 21-4 win over the Sussex County Miners on Saturday. Overall, he slashed .440/548/1.120 during the week while recording eleven RBI, scoring twelve runs, and drawing five walks. Genther drove in seven runs on Saturday, coming via a two-run home run, a grand slam, and a solo homer. He also homered on both Friday and Sunday, and went 4-for-5 at the plate in Wednesday’s 6-5 loss to the Ottawa Titans. This season, he leads the league in OPS (1.500), and is tied for third in home runs (5).

Genther spent 2025 with the Boulders and was named second baseman for the All-Frontier League Team. He drove in 83 runs, third most in the League, and hit .311 last season. Genther originally signed with the Atlantic League’s High Point Rockers in 2024 and was traded to the New Jersey Jackals after just nine games. He signed with New York ahead of the 2025 season.