Chicago-native Alex Lugo will start his first season with the Slammers. Lugo comes to the Slammers after attending college at Oklahoma Wesleyan University where he received the 2017 KCAC Second Team All Conference Award. Prior to playing at OKWU, he attended Allen Community College in Iola, Kansas and Georgia Gwinnett College. In 2017, Lugo also appeared in the NAIA World Series.