MAC Baseball Co-Player of the Week
Ty Batusich, Miami
Senior, Joliet, Ill. (Joliet West)
Ty Batusich drove in 12 runs in four games for the RedHawks this week, helping Miami to sweep Western Michigan over the weekend. Batusich's seven hits included a three-run homer Friday that started Miami's comeback in what later became an 11-5 victory. Over 15 at-bats, Batusich never struck out, came in to score eight times, and racked up 16 total bases. Additionally, he walked three times and took two HBPs.
MAC Baseball Co-Player of the Week
Dylan Grego, Ball State
Junior, Kansas City, Mo.
Grego had multiple hits, including a home run, and 3+ RBI in each game of a series at Akron over the weekend. The junior went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, four RBI and two runs scored in Ball State's 11-2 win over the Zips in Friday's series opener. Grego followed that up with another 3-for-4 effort including a double, home run and three RBI in Saturday's 5-2 win, which featured an RBI double in the first inning for the day's initial offense and a two-run blast in the sixth inning to give the Cardinals a 4-0 lead. The everyday shortstop added a double, a homer and three more runs batted in for the nightcap of Saturday's twinbill. Overall, Grego went 8-for-12 with two doubles, three homers, 10 RBI and four runs scored in just two days to lead Ball State to its third straight MAC series triumph to begin the year.
MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Connar Penrod, Bowling Green
Senior, Wauseon, Ohio (Wauseon)
Connar Penrod recorded a save in each game of BGSU's three-game weekend sweep over Central Michigan. Penrod began the weekend by logging the save in both games of Friday's doubleheader before adding another on Sunday, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings on his way to his three saves. Penrod now has eight saves this season, already tied for the program record for saves in a single season. As a team, BGSU now has 12 saves this year, which also ties the program record for a season. Penrod's effort helped the Falcons register the first sweep at Central Michigan in program history.
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 6 (March 24): Ripken Reese, Kent State (Player); Reese Gaber, Western Michigan (Pitcher)
Week 7 (March 31): Ty Batusich, Miami (Co-Player); Dylan Grego, Ball State (Co-Player); Connar Penrod, Bowling Green (Pitcher)
