MAC Baseball Player of the Week
Caden Robertson, Northern Illinois, OF
Senior, Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia West)
 
Caden Robertson hit .438 with four home runs, a double, a triple and 11 RBI this weekend as NIU won two out of three games at Ohio. The senior designated hitter had seven hits in the series, six of which went for extra bases for a slugging percentage of 1.375. Robertson was 2-for-5 with four RBI in game one on Friday with a home run. He had two home runs in Saturday's 13-1 victory, going 4-for-6 with four RBI and four runs scored. His three-run home run in the fifth inning on Sunday put NIU ahead 4-1 in a game the Huskies won 8-2. Robertson has hit a home run in four straight games and has had a hit in nine of the last 10 games.
 
 
MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Ethan Stade, Bowling Green, LHP
Redshirt Senior, New Ulm, Minn. (New Ulm)
 
Ethan Stade shined for the Falcons over the weekend, striking out 11 of the 14 batters he faced and 11 of the 12 outs recorded over his four-inning outing on Saturday (March 7). Stade allowed just one hit over his four innings of work, not allowing a run and registering the extended save. His 11 strikeouts are the most by a Falcon since 2024. Additionally, his 11 helped BGSU tally 16 as a team, the most for Bowling Green since 2019.

2026 Baseball Players & Pitchers of the Week
Week 1 (Feb. 16): Sawyer Solitaria, Kent State (Player); Luke Neiswonger, Central Michigan (Pitcher)
Week 2 (Feb. 23): Jacob Gillis, Ball State (Co-Player); Sawyer Solitaria, Kent State (Co-Player); Evan Holewinski, Kent State (Co-Pitcher); Danny Cihocki, Northern Illinois (Co-Pitcher)
Week 3 (March 2): Tommy Harrison, Miami (Player); Brendan Garza, Ball State (Pitcher)
Week 4 (March 9): Caden Robertson, Northern Illinois (Player); Ethan Stade, Bowling Green (Pitcher)