Baseball

MAC Announces Baseball Player & Pitcher of the Week Honors

MAC Baseball Player of the Week
Jack Krause, Bowling Green, Outfield    
Senior, Brighton, Mich. (Brighton)           
Jack Krause was the catalyst for the Falcons during a week where BGSU scored 58 runs, including a program record in a MAC game with 34 on Saturday against Ball State. Krause's best game of the weekend was in the Saturday win, going 5-for-7 with five runs scored and four RBI with a double. He followed it up with a 3-for-5 day on Sunday with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored. Over the course of the four games, Krause reached base 13 times and scored nine times.
 
MAC Baseball Co-Pitchers of the Week
Adam Mrakitsch, Central Michigan, LHP               
Junior, Howell, Mich. (Howell)  
Central Michigan left-hander Adam Mrakitsch matched his career high with 11 strikeouts in tossing eight shutout innings in the Chippewas' series opener at Miami (Ohio). Mrakitsch walked just two and scattered seven hits. He did not factor in the decision as Miami scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to seize a 3-2 victory.
 
Jackson Bergman, Toledo, RP    
Soph., Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville)           
Sophomore Jackson Bergman posted a 1.69 ERA and struck out 11 batters with a .059 opponent batting average in 5.1 innings over two relief appearances last week.  Bergman struck out seven batters and didn't allow a hit in 3.1 scoreless innings pitched at Western Michigan on Saturday to help the Rockets overcome an early 7-0 deficit. He also fanned four Wolverines in 2.0 IP in a 7-6 (12 inn.) loss at Michigan.
 
2024 MAC Baseball Players & Pitchers of the Week
Week 1 (Feb. 19)
Players: Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan, 1B // Gideon Antle, Ohio, OF
Pitcher: Turner Doran, Western Michigan, RHP       
 
Week 2 (Feb. 26)
Player: Grady Mee, Western Michigan, 2B 
Pitcher: DJ Newman, Bowling Green, P
 
Week 3 (Mar. 3)
Ryland Zaborowski, Miami, 3B          
Sean Perkins, Akron, RHP
 
Week 4 (Mar. 11)
Tyler Ross, Bowling Green, 2B
Nic Good, Bowling Green, P   
 
Week 5 (Mar. 18)
Jack Krause, Bowling Green, Outfield
Adam Mrakitsch, Central Michigan, LHP
Jackson Bergman, Toledo, RP