MAC Baseball Co-Players of the Week
Kyle Schroedle, Eastern Michigan, Outfield
Graduate Student, Redding, Calif. (University Prep)         
Kyle Schroedle had a big week as he led the Eagles offense to a 3-1 week.  In 15 at-bats, the Redding, Calif., native notched a .400 batting average, 1.067 slugging percentage, .471 on-base percentage, and a blistering 1.538 OPS. The graduate student knocked 6 hits, four of which went for extra bases (three home runs, one double), equaling out to 16 total bases on the week, while driving in seven runs, walking twice, and stealing one base in his lone attempt of the week. Schroedle also tabbed homers in consecutive games against Western Michigan, March 24 (DH), all while playing a perfect outfield with a 1.000 fielding percentage, seven putouts, and an assist as he caught a runner attempting to advance to third. 
 
Tyler Ross, Bowling Green, Second Base               
Senior, Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy Orange)
Tyler Ross had a monstrous weekend at the plate for the Falcons, logging a batting average of .455 and a slugging percentage of 1.273. Ross erupted for a total of two doubles, two triples and a home run over the course of the three-game series sweep over Akron while registering four RBI and scoring four times himself.  Ross' best game of the series came on Saturday (March 23) when he went 3-for-4 with a double and two triples, tying the program record for triples in a game as just the 10th Falcon ever with two in the same contest. He added a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in the game. Ross' other double came in Friday's (March 22) game. As for his home run, Ross saved the best for last with a three-run, go-ahead blast in the series finale on Sunday (March 24), tallying three-RBI with the home run.
 
MAC Baseball Co-Pitchers of the Week
Nick Chittum, Eastern Michigan, RHP      
Senior, Grosse Ile, Mich. (Grosse Ile)       
Senior Nick Chittum excelled in Eastern’s 3-0 win over the Western Michigan University Broncos, March 24. The right-hander went the distance, pitching the entire nine innings, allowing three hits, two walks, and striking out a season-high six batters. Chittum’s complete game marks his second of the season. Additionally, he became the first EMU pitcher to throw a complete game shutout since Luke McGuire at Bowling Green, May 7, 2021. However, that was only a seven-inning affair. The last time an EMU hurler tossed 9.0 innings without allowing a run was Brent Mattson versus Butler, April 2, 2017. Furthermore, it was the first time an Eastern starter blanked a conference foe in a nine-inning contest since Brad Allen notched a 3-0 complete-game triumph over Bowling Green, March 25, 2017.

Keegan Johnson, Ball State, LHP               
Freshman, Frederick, Md.            
Johnson struck out a season-high 11 Toledo batters in 7.0 innings of work while allowing only one run on four hits to claim the win in Ball State's 4-2 triumph over the Rockets in Sunday's series finale. The freshman previously struck out six in 3.0 scoreless innings at Valpo on Tuesday afternoon. Johnson finished the week leading Ball State in ERA (4.44) and batting average against (.186) while ranking second in season strikeouts (36).