MAC Baseball Co-Players of the Week
Danny Wuestenfeld, Central Michigan, First Base
Sophomore, Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic
Danny Wuestenfeld had an outstanding weekend as Central Michigan won three of four games at WKU. The sophomore hit .467 with five runs scored and 4 RBI. Wuestenfeld had a pair of hits in the first two games of the series, scoring a run in game 1 and a pair of runs in game 2. He had a home run and double in game three, driving in a pair of runs and finished the weekend with a two-run double in the final game. The first baseman had a 1.000 fielding percentage with 24 putouts and two assists.
Mason Sykes, Toledo, INF
Jr., Chicago, Ill. (Conant/Wabash Valley CC)
Mason Sykes helped lead a Toledo offense that won three out of four games at High Point. Sykes hit .471 this past weekend and slugged .647, driving in six runs in three games against the Panthers. Sykes had a hit in all four games at High Point. In the opener on Friday, he drove in two runs in Toledo's 8-1 win. He saved his best for last, going 4-for-6 at the plate on Sunday with a home run, four RBI, and two runs scored. Sykes is tied for second in the MAC in hits (10) and RBI (6) through two weeks
MAC Baseball Co-Pitchers of the Week
Jacob Tate, Ohio, LHP
Redshirt Sophomore , Louisville, Tenn.
Tate was lights out against Eastern Kentucky, leading the Bobcats to their first win of the series and second of the season. Pitching seven scoreless innings, Tate allowed four hits and walked on while striking out nine batters, seven of which were caught looking. In addition to his strikeouts, he drew five fly outs and six ground outs.
Kyle Jones, Toledo, RHP
Junior, St. Claire Shores, Mich. (De La Salle)
For the second straight week, Kyle Jones turned in a terrific pitching performance to help Toledo open a weekend series with a victory. On Friday at High Point, Jones tossed seven shutout innings while striking out nine to help lead Toledo to an 8-1 win. He allowed a two-out single in the bottom of the second inning, but proceeded to retire 16 straight batters before leaving the game following the bottom of the seventh. Jones has been outstanding these first two weeks, posting a 2.08 ERA in 13.0 innings while striking out 19 and walking just one. He ranks first among MAC pitchers in strikeouts and innings pitched this year and is the only MAC pitcher with two wins so far this season.
