The 扣扣传媒 has selected Chicago Dogs C Jaxx Groshans and Kansas City Monarchs RHP Dakota Hudson as the Carbliss Batter and Pitcher of the Week for the period ending May 31.聽
Groshans was a run-producing machine for the Dogs last week. He batted .429 with five home runs, 13 RBIs and five runs scored. Groshans led the American Association in both home runs and RBIs in the American Association during the week. This season, Groshans is batting .316 with six home runs, 16 RBIs and eight runs scored in 15 games played. He has posted a .632 slugging percentage and a 1.032 OPS.聽
Groshans is in his first season with the Chicago Dogs after spending most of the 2025 season with the Cleburne Railroaders. The Magnolia, TX native played college baseball at the University of Kansas and was selected in the fifth round of the 2019 draft by the Boston Red Sox.
Hudson was exquisite on the mound for the Monarchs in his two starts last week. Combined, he was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 14.0 innings pitched. He allowed 12 hits and wone walk while striking out ten and did not allow a run in victories over a pair of West Division rivals in Lincoln and Sioux City.聽
This season, Hudson is 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA in four starts. He has compiled 24.0 innings, allowed four runs (all earned) on 25 hits, struck out 18 batters and walked just 5. Hudson, a former first round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016, is in his first season with the Monarchs. He has appeared in 132 Major League games thus far in his career with the Cardinals and Colorado Rockies.聽
