SAN ANGELO, Texas - Former Laker Jon Dziomba, who plays for the San Angelo Colts in the independent United League, has won the 2013 batting title as announced by the league on Tuesday.

Dziomba hit a career-best .354 with two home runs and 39 RBIs in 79 games for the Colts. His batting average was 14 points better than Alexandria Aces' outfielder Austin Newell, who hit .340 in 41 games.

A native of Williamsville, New York, Dziomba also finished the season with a league-best 116 hits, 24 doubles, and 328 at-bats. He was the only player in the league to record at least 100 hits.

In addition to his stellar numbers over the course of the entire season, Dziomba had a team-high 17-game hitting streak from July 1 to July 21. It began with a 2-for-4 effort against the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings on Monday, July 1 at Foster Field. The streak ended in game two of a doubleheader against the Fort Worth Cats on Sunday, July 21 at LaGrave Field. During the streak, Dziomba hit .347 with six doubles, five runs scored, and a .402 on-base percentage.

Dziomba, 26, is a career .314 hitter with four homers and 83 RBIs in 230 games over the course of five seasons.

After spending three seasons at crosstown-rival Gannon, Dziomba played one season for the Lakers back in 2009 and batted .327 (52-for-159) with three home runs and 33 runs batted in. He graduated from Mercyhurst in the spring of 2010.