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Kyle Gurney Named MAC Baseball Player Of The Week
April 05, 2022 | Baseball
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced Tuesday morning (April 5) the MAC Honors for the last week of baseball. Of those named, Bowling Green's Kyle Gurney earned recognition as the MAC Baseball Player of the Week. Last season's MAC Freshman of the Year, this is Gurney's first recognition of the 2022 season.
Gurney, a junior from Belleville, Mich. (Divine Child) started a brilliant week with two RBI in the Falcons' 12-3 win on Tuesday (March 29) over the Michigan State Spartans, aiding the Falcons to the program's first win over a Power 5 since 2014. He then had another two hits in the first game of a four-game series against Akron.
The final three games against Akron were where Gurney truly shined. In the first game of Saturday's doubleheader (April 2), he had two hits and two RBI, including a home run. That momentum carried into the second game of the doubleheader, hitting another two home runs to total four RBI in the contest. In the final game of the series on Sunday (April 3), Gurney mashed again, racking up another homer, a double, and three more RBI. Over the final three games of the series, he walked twice and struck out just a pair of times.
Over the course of the week, Gurney logged a .429 batting average and 1.048 slugging percentage while belting four home runs, 11 RBI and 22 total bases over the five games. He is now in the midst of a 13-game hitting streak while also scoring in 10 straight games. He will look to continue those streaks on Tuesday (April 5) against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
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Gurney, a junior from Belleville, Mich. (Divine Child) started a brilliant week with two RBI in the Falcons' 12-3 win on Tuesday (March 29) over the Michigan State Spartans, aiding the Falcons to the program's first win over a Power 5 since 2014. He then had another two hits in the first game of a four-game series against Akron.
The final three games against Akron were where Gurney truly shined. In the first game of Saturday's doubleheader (April 2), he had two hits and two RBI, including a home run. That momentum carried into the second game of the doubleheader, hitting another two home runs to total four RBI in the contest. In the final game of the series on Sunday (April 3), Gurney mashed again, racking up another homer, a double, and three more RBI. Over the final three games of the series, he walked twice and struck out just a pair of times.
Over the course of the week, Gurney logged a .429 batting average and 1.048 slugging percentage while belting four home runs, 11 RBI and 22 total bases over the five games. He is now in the midst of a 13-game hitting streak while also scoring in 10 straight games. He will look to continue those streaks on Tuesday (April 5) against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' baseball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSU_Baseball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_baseball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcons Athletics'
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