Owings & Glenfield Named Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Male Scholar Athlete of the Week: March 25th – March 31st, 2019
Eastern Michigan's Zachary Owings, Baseball (Junior, 3.85, Management)
Junior Zachary Owings (Saline, Mich.-Saline) had a week to remember, leading the Eastern Michigan University baseball team in its two wins over the University of Northwestern Ohio (March 26) and Concordia University (Mich.) (March 27), respectively, before putting together a strong three games at Miami, March 29-31. During the five-game stretch, Owings compiled a .500 batting average, going 11-for-22 at the plate with four extra-base hits, and eight RBIs. In his best performance of the week, against Concordia, Owings blasted his first career grand slam, as part of a 3-for-4 hitting performance. In addition to his 11 hits, Owings tallied 18 total bases and zero strikeouts during the week. Owings currently ranks inside the Mid-American Conference's top-10 in six offensive categories, including hits, triples, and home runs, RBI, at-bats, and sluggingpercentage.
Female Scholar Athlete of the Week: March 25th – March 31st, 2019
Western Michigan University's Kaylen Glenfield, Softball (Junior, 3.98, Human Resource Management)
Western Michigan junior outfielder Kaylen Glenfield slashed .615/.615/.923 with a home run, double, and five runs batted in as WMU went 2-1 on the week, falling at Notre Dame prior to opening conference play with a pair of wins at the University of Akron. Glenfield recorded the game-winning RBI during WMU's 4-3 comeback win in game one versus the Zips and led the Broncos in game two going 5-for-6 at the plate while WMU tallied a school record 22 hits.
