MAC Baseball Player of the Week
Darryn Davis, Toledo, INF
Sophomore, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Skyline)
Davis helped Toledo go 4-1 last week in games against Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois. He hit .632 and slugged 1.211 in five games, with seven of his 12 hits going for extra bases and tallying a team-high 11 RBIs. Davis had multiple hits and RBIs in four of the five games played, and he had an extra-base hit in all five contests. In the midweek game against EMU, he was 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs, helping Toledo win a 16-10 slugfest against the Eagles. In the weekend series at Northern Illinois, he was 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the first game and had two hits in each of the other two Rocket victories to help his team win the series. Davis has been an RBI machine as of late, driving in 17 runs in his last seven games.
MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Chayce McDermott, Ball State, RHP
R-Junior, Anderson, Indiana
Chayce McDermott struck out 13 in a complete game win at Ohio on Saturday. He allowed just three hits in a 9-2 Ball State victory. It matched his career high in strikeouts and the win lifted him to 8-2 on the season. McDermott stands 15th nationally in strikeouts per 9 innings and is allowing opponents just a .207 batting average.
2021 MAC Basball Players of the Week
Feb. 23: Joe Weisenseel, Ohio (Player) // Tyler Ruetschle, Ball State (Pitcher)
Mar. 1: Chris Meyers. Toledo (Player) // Joe Rock, Ohio (Pitcher)
Mar. 8: Spencer Harbert, Ohio (Player) // John Baker, Ball State & Luke Albright (Co-Pitchers)
Mar. 16: Justin Miknis, Kent State (Player) // Andrew Taylor, Central Michigan (Pitcher)
Mar. 22: Zach Gilles, Central Michigan (Player) // John Baker, Ball State (Pitcher)
Mar. 30: Ryan Peltier, Ball State (Player) // Chayce McDermott, Ball State (Pitcher)
Apr. 5: Ben Carew, Kent State (Player) // Brandon Petersen, Western Michigan (Pitcher)
Apr. 12: Chris Meyers, Toledo (Player) // Jordan Patty, Central Michigan (Pitcher)
Apr. 19: Trace Hatfield, Toledo; Zach Heeke, Central Michigan (Co-Players); Jordan Patty, Central Michigan (Pitcher)
Apr. 26: Adam Furnas, Bowling Green (Player); John Baker, Ball State; Joe Rock, Ohio (Co-Pitchers)
May 3: Ethan Hajdukovic, Western Michigan (Player); Jordan Patty, Central Michigan (Pitcher)
May 10: Jake Dunham, NIU (Player); Joe Rock, Ohio (Pitcher)
May 17: Chris Meyers, Toledo (Player) // Anthony Fett, Akron; Justin Meis, Eastern Michigan (Co-Pitchers)
May 24: Darryn Davis, Toledo (Player) // Chayce McDermott, Ball State (Pitcher)
