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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Kelly Hunt Named to All-MAC First Team
May 21, 2003 | Baseball
May 21, 2003
Cleveland, Ohio - Bowling Green State University's Kelly Hunt was named to the Mid-American Conference First Team as a first baseman today, as voted on by the league's coaches. This is the second year in a row for Hunt to be tabbed All-MAC First Team at first base.
Ball State's Brad Snyder was named MAC Player of the Year, Kent State's Dirk Hayhurst was the league's Pitcher of the Year, Miami's Graham Taylor was MAC Freshman of the Year, and Kent State skipper Rick Rembielak was MAC Coach of the Year. Hunt was the 2002 MAC Player of the Year.
Hunt was second in the MAC and sixth nationally with his .439 batting average while he tallied 18 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 61 RBI, second-best in the league. Hunt's 75 hits were fifth-best in the MAC despite playing in just 45 games (BGSU did not play 11 games due to inclement weather or cancellation). Hunt led the MAC and was 11th nationally with 1.36 runs-batted-in per game. He hit safely in 39 of 45 games played.
The senior was also just named MAC West Division Player of the Week on Tuesday, May 20, after going 11-for-22 in his final week as a collegiate player. Of his 11 hits last week, eight went for extra bases, including seven doubles and one home run.
The 6-foot-5, 240 pounder finished his career as BGSU's all-time leader in batting average (.399 avg.), RBIs (197), total bases (434), putouts (1,027), and tied for home runs (45).
Hunt was the only Falcon named to the All-MAC squad.
First-Team All-MAC
Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) Mitch Maier Toledo C Jr. Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) Kelly Hunt BGSU 1B Sr. Bowling Green, Ohio (Central Catholic HS) Taylor Eckel Toledo 2B Sr. Toledo, Ohio (Start HS) Chris Welsch Kent State SS Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller HS) Adam Fox Ohio 3B Jr. St. Mary's, Pa. (St. Mary's HS) Brad Snyder Ball State OF Jr. Bellevue, Ohio (Bellevue Senior HS) Michael Carlin Miami OF Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon HS) Tom Fabrizio W. Michigan OF Sr. Oak Forest, Ill. (Chicago Forest HS) Adam Crowder Kent State DH Jr. Mantua, Ohio (Crestwood HS) Ben Crabtree Ohio UT So. Roxbury, Conn. (Taft School) Frank Mendoza Akron P Sr. Miami, Fla. (Coral Park HS/Pensacola JC) Dirk Hayhurst Kent State P Sr. Canton, Ohio (South HS) Marc Cornell Ohio P Jr. Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles Prep HS) Keith Perez W. Michigan P Sr. Holly, Mich. (Holly HS) Gus Hlebovy Kent State RP Jr. Campbell, Ohio (Memorial HS)
