FARGO - The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks added punch to the lineup, signing the American Association's top home-run hitter from a year ago, the team announced Friday, April 8.

Free agent 3B/OF Josh Mazzola spent the past four seasons with the Winnipeg Goldeyes.

The 29-year-old batted .279 with 24 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs, 63 RBIs and 71 runs scored in 99 games for Winnipeg in 2015. His 20 home runs topped the circuit and he finished second in extra base hits (47), fourth in total bases (194) and tied for fifth in games played (99).

"Josh is one of the premier sluggers in independent baseball and players like him do not come available often," RedHawks Manager Doug Simunic said. "We expect he will come in and do what he's done in the league every season and that's be a run producer and play solid defense and a variety of positions. I think he's going to look pretty good in the middle of our lineup."

Mazzola has played a variety of positions, including third base, shortstop, right field and first base.

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In four seasons with Winnipeg, Mazzola totaled 70 home runs. He also recorded a .353 on-base percentage and a .505 slugging percentage. Originally signed by the San Francisco Giants organization out of Missouri State University, Mazzola spent four seasons in the Giants chain. His Giants career included two seasons of double-digit home runs with the Augusta (Ga.) GreenJackets of the South Atlantic League in 2009 and 2011.