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Brown, Peltier Sweep MAC Weekly Honors
February 27, 2023 | Baseball
CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced its weekly Pitcher and Player of the Week on Monday. Ryan Brown and Ryan Peltier swept the weekly honors after stellar weeks for the Ball State baseball team.
Brown was electric on the mound for the Cardinals. He made two appearances in relief. He picked up two wins in 6 1/3 innings of work. He finished the week with 17 strikeouts and just one walk. Against Canisius, he struck out 12 of the 13 batters he faced. He did not give up a hit. For the weekend, he faced 20 batters and struck out 17.
Brown currently leads the NCAA with 22.09 strikeouts per nine innings and in total strikeouts with 27.
Peltier led the team with a .529 batting average this weekend. He scored a team-high six times and was tied for the team lead in RBIs with four. he was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts. He added a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000, with four putouts and three assists.
"Ryan Brown and Ryan Peltier had special weekends to help our win 3 games," said Head Coach Rich Maloney. "Ryan Brown was dominate in earning two wins in relief. He had 17 strikeouts to one walk. Amazing! Ryan Peltier sparked our offense with his hot bat and defensively with his gold glove."
Ball State returns North Carolina for a tournament at Wake Forest on Friday, March 3. The Cardinals will open against the Cornell Big Red with first pitch scheduled for 10 a.m.
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Brown was electric on the mound for the Cardinals. He made two appearances in relief. He picked up two wins in 6 1/3 innings of work. He finished the week with 17 strikeouts and just one walk. Against Canisius, he struck out 12 of the 13 batters he faced. He did not give up a hit. For the weekend, he faced 20 batters and struck out 17.
Brown currently leads the NCAA with 22.09 strikeouts per nine innings and in total strikeouts with 27.
Peltier led the team with a .529 batting average this weekend. He scored a team-high six times and was tied for the team lead in RBIs with four. he was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts. He added a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000, with four putouts and three assists.
"Ryan Brown and Ryan Peltier had special weekends to help our win 3 games," said Head Coach Rich Maloney. "Ryan Brown was dominate in earning two wins in relief. He had 17 strikeouts to one walk. Amazing! Ryan Peltier sparked our offense with his hot bat and defensively with his gold glove."
Ball State returns North Carolina for a tournament at Wake Forest on Friday, March 3. The Cardinals will open against the Cornell Big Red with first pitch scheduled for 10 a.m.
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