MAC Baseball Player of the Week
Ripken Reese, Kent State
Redshirt Sophomore, Ellicott City, Md. (Mount Saint Joseph)
Kent State redshirt sophomore Ripken Reese was a spark in the Golden Flashes batting order especially in a pivotal conference series win on the road at Bowling Green. For the week, Reese batted .533 with eight hits, six runs scored, two doubles, one triple, two home runs and 10 RBI. Additionally, the redshirt sophomore tallied a 1.200 slugging percentage.
On Wednesday at Pitt, Reese went 2-4 with a moonshot home run to right in the top of the fourth inning and a RBI double to the gap in left center.
Friday afternoon in Bowling Green the infielder would give the Flashes in the lead in the sixth on a bases clearing three-RBI triple. In Saturday's run rule victory Reese would have another two hits including a three-run homer in the fifth to really break the game open for the Flashes. In Sunday's rubber match Reese had two RBI singles to aid the Flashes in a series victory.
MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Reese Gaber, Western Michigan
Graduate, Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH)
Reese Gaber was dominant on the mound for the Broncos in their shutout win at Michigan on Tuesday, limiting the Wolverines to one hit over his 6.0 scoreless frames. After allowing a one-out single in the first, the lefty did not yield a hit for the remainder of his outing and did not let any baserunners get past second base. Gaber struck out a pair and retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced to help Western Michigan to its first shutout of the season.
2025 MAC Baseball Players & Pitchers of the Week
Week 1 (Feb. 17): Jack Poist, Akron (Player); RJ Shunck, Toledo (Pitcher)
Week 2 (Feb. 25): Logan Hugo, Eastern Michigan (Player); Logan Jones, Toledo (Pitcher)
Week 3 (March 3): Devan Zirwas, Eastern Michigan (Co-Player); Jack Poist, Akron (Co-Player); Adam Brouwer, Northern Illinois (Pitcher)
Week 4 (March 10): Logan Gregorio, Northern Illinois (Player); Keegan Johnson, Ball State (Pitcher)
Week 5 (March 17): Brady Birchmeier, Bowling Green (Co-Player); Evan Appelwick, Miami (Co-Player); Cooper Katskee, Miami (Pitcher)
Week (March 24): Ripken Reese, Kent State (Player); Reese Gaber, Western Michigan (Pitcher)
