Bowling Green State University Athletics
Keegan Named MAC East Player Of The Week
March 02, 2015 | Baseball
CLEVELAND, Ohio—Bowling Green State University redshirt sophomore Trey Keegan was named Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week on Monday afternoon, announced by the conference office. The award is the first of Keegan's career and the first for BGSU this season.
Keegan shined over the weekend as the Falcons took 2-of-3 in the weekend series against Eastern Kentucky in Emerson, Ga. Keegan hit .667 (6-for-9) with an on-base percentage of .813 to lead the Orange and Brown. Keegan was on base 13 times in 16 plate appearances and recorded a team-best five runs batted in. He also scored seven runs in the weekend series, helping the Falcons get off to their best start since the 2007 campaign. In Friday's first game, Keegan was on base four times, recording two RBI, three runs scored, and a double. In the second game of Friday's doubleheader, Keegan reached base four more times, recording an RBI and scoring a run. In Saturday's win over the Colonels, Keegan reached base five times, scoring three runs and knocking in two more.
Bowling Green will take to the field once again with a weekend series at Campbell University, beginning Friday (Mar. 6) night at 6:00 pm. Campbell has won at least 40 games in three consecutive seasons and is off to a 7-2 start already this season. The three-game series in Buies Creek, N.C. will kick off an eight-game spring break trip for the Falcons.
MAC Players of the Week
MAC East Division Baseball Player of the Week
Trey Keegan, Bowling Green, C
Redshirt Sophomore, Sandusky, Ohio (Sandusky)
Keegan was on base 13 times in 16 plate appearances over the weekend, helping the Falcons to get off to their best start in a season since 2008. Keegan led the Falcons with a .667 (6-for-9) batting average, as BGSU defeated Eastern Kentucky in 2-of-3. The redshirt sophomore had an on-base percentage of .813 to lead the team. He also had a team-high five RBI. In Friday's first game, Keegan was on base four times, recording two RBI, three runs scored, and a double. In the second game of Friday's doubleheader, Keegan reached base four more times, recording an RBI and scoring a run. In Saturday's win over the Colonels, Keegan reached base five times, scoring three runs and knocking in two more.
MAC East Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Jared Skolnicki, Kent State, LHP
Sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks
Skolnicki has proved to be a below-the-radar gem for Kent State's weekend rotation, and he impressed again in his third start this weekend as the Flashes took down a tough Coastal Carolina team on its home turf. Skolnicki went seven innings in the start to earn the win and only allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out two. Without much offensive support through the first few innings, Skolnicki battled through some pressure put on by the Chanticleers. After they scored a run in the 2nd with one out, the sophomore picked a runner off then got a groundout to end the threat. After a single in the 4th, he picked off another to end the inning. The opposition was only able to hit .167 against him.
MAC West Division Baseball Player of the Week
Kurt Hoekstra, Western Michigan, SS
Junior, Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian
Junior shortstop Kurt Hoekstra batted .500, going 7-for-14 with his first career home run, two doubles, four RBIs, five runs scored and a walk over a three-game series at Austin Peay. Hoekstra had a .857 slugging percentage and a .553 on-base percentage. With a hit in all three games, he extended his hitting streak to seven games. For the season, he is batting .474 with a .763 slugging percentage and a .535 on-base percentage. In WMU's two wins over a doubleheader Saturday, Hoekstra continued his torrid pace, going 6-for-10 with a home run, a double, four RBIs and four runs scored. In the game one 9-3 victory, he led the offense going 4-for-5 with three RBIs, a walk and two runs scored. He belted his first career home run in the fifth, a solo shot down the right field line and drove in two with a single in the sixth.
MAC West Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Sam Delaplane, Eastern Michigan, RHP
Sophomore, San Jose, Calif.-Leigh
Delaplane appeared in three games this week for the Green and White. Delaplane picked up a pair of relief victories for the Eagles, Feb. 24 and March 1. The right-handed sophomore struck out a career-high seven batters in the Eagles extra-inning win over the Broncos Sunday, March 1.
Keegan shined over the weekend as the Falcons took 2-of-3 in the weekend series against Eastern Kentucky in Emerson, Ga. Keegan hit .667 (6-for-9) with an on-base percentage of .813 to lead the Orange and Brown. Keegan was on base 13 times in 16 plate appearances and recorded a team-best five runs batted in. He also scored seven runs in the weekend series, helping the Falcons get off to their best start since the 2007 campaign. In Friday's first game, Keegan was on base four times, recording two RBI, three runs scored, and a double. In the second game of Friday's doubleheader, Keegan reached base four more times, recording an RBI and scoring a run. In Saturday's win over the Colonels, Keegan reached base five times, scoring three runs and knocking in two more.
Bowling Green will take to the field once again with a weekend series at Campbell University, beginning Friday (Mar. 6) night at 6:00 pm. Campbell has won at least 40 games in three consecutive seasons and is off to a 7-2 start already this season. The three-game series in Buies Creek, N.C. will kick off an eight-game spring break trip for the Falcons.
MAC Players of the Week
MAC East Division Baseball Player of the Week
Trey Keegan, Bowling Green, C
Redshirt Sophomore, Sandusky, Ohio (Sandusky)
Keegan was on base 13 times in 16 plate appearances over the weekend, helping the Falcons to get off to their best start in a season since 2008. Keegan led the Falcons with a .667 (6-for-9) batting average, as BGSU defeated Eastern Kentucky in 2-of-3. The redshirt sophomore had an on-base percentage of .813 to lead the team. He also had a team-high five RBI. In Friday's first game, Keegan was on base four times, recording two RBI, three runs scored, and a double. In the second game of Friday's doubleheader, Keegan reached base four more times, recording an RBI and scoring a run. In Saturday's win over the Colonels, Keegan reached base five times, scoring three runs and knocking in two more.
MAC East Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Jared Skolnicki, Kent State, LHP
Sophomore, Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks
Skolnicki has proved to be a below-the-radar gem for Kent State's weekend rotation, and he impressed again in his third start this weekend as the Flashes took down a tough Coastal Carolina team on its home turf. Skolnicki went seven innings in the start to earn the win and only allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out two. Without much offensive support through the first few innings, Skolnicki battled through some pressure put on by the Chanticleers. After they scored a run in the 2nd with one out, the sophomore picked a runner off then got a groundout to end the threat. After a single in the 4th, he picked off another to end the inning. The opposition was only able to hit .167 against him.
MAC West Division Baseball Player of the Week
Kurt Hoekstra, Western Michigan, SS
Junior, Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian
Junior shortstop Kurt Hoekstra batted .500, going 7-for-14 with his first career home run, two doubles, four RBIs, five runs scored and a walk over a three-game series at Austin Peay. Hoekstra had a .857 slugging percentage and a .553 on-base percentage. With a hit in all three games, he extended his hitting streak to seven games. For the season, he is batting .474 with a .763 slugging percentage and a .535 on-base percentage. In WMU's two wins over a doubleheader Saturday, Hoekstra continued his torrid pace, going 6-for-10 with a home run, a double, four RBIs and four runs scored. In the game one 9-3 victory, he led the offense going 4-for-5 with three RBIs, a walk and two runs scored. He belted his first career home run in the fifth, a solo shot down the right field line and drove in two with a single in the sixth.
MAC West Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Sam Delaplane, Eastern Michigan, RHP
Sophomore, San Jose, Calif.-Leigh
Delaplane appeared in three games this week for the Green and White. Delaplane picked up a pair of relief victories for the Eagles, Feb. 24 and March 1. The right-handed sophomore struck out a career-high seven batters in the Eagles extra-inning win over the Broncos Sunday, March 1.
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