Ball State University Athletics
Johnson Named MAC Co-Pitcher of the Week
March 25, 2024 | Baseball
Freshman Fired 17 Strikeouts in 10 Innings Last Week
MAC Press Release
Keegan Johnson has been named the Mid-American Conference Co-Player of the Week, the MAC office announced Monday morning.
The freshman left-handed pitcher out of Frederick, Md., racked up 17 strikeouts in 10.0 innings on the week, allowing only one run on five hits for a 0.90 ERA.
Johnson's highlight performance came in Sunday's 4-2 win at Toledo when he tallied 11 punchouts in 7.0 innings of one-run ball to improve his record to 3-0 on the year. On Tuesday, the lefty struck out six in 3.0 scoreless innings at Valparaiso.
Johnson now leads the Ball State pitching staff in wins, ERA (4.44) and batting average against (.186) while ranking second in strikeouts (36) and third in innings pitched (24.1) in 2024. Back in early February, he was tabbed by D1Baseball.com as the MAC Preseason Freshman of the Year.
Eastern Michigan's Nick Chittum shared the recognition with Johnson. The MAC press release can be found at the link above.
This is Johnson's first career weekly honor and the first of the year for the Cardinals. Ball State (13-12) is scheduled to host Southern Indiana at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Keegan Johnson has been named the Mid-American Conference Co-Player of the Week, the MAC office announced Monday morning.
The freshman left-handed pitcher out of Frederick, Md., racked up 17 strikeouts in 10.0 innings on the week, allowing only one run on five hits for a 0.90 ERA.
Johnson's highlight performance came in Sunday's 4-2 win at Toledo when he tallied 11 punchouts in 7.0 innings of one-run ball to improve his record to 3-0 on the year. On Tuesday, the lefty struck out six in 3.0 scoreless innings at Valparaiso.
Johnson now leads the Ball State pitching staff in wins, ERA (4.44) and batting average against (.186) while ranking second in strikeouts (36) and third in innings pitched (24.1) in 2024. Back in early February, he was tabbed by D1Baseball.com as the MAC Preseason Freshman of the Year.
Eastern Michigan's Nick Chittum shared the recognition with Johnson. The MAC press release can be found at the link above.
This is Johnson's first career weekly honor and the first of the year for the Cardinals. Ball State (13-12) is scheduled to host Southern Indiana at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
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