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Beeker Named MAC Pitcher of the Week
April 01, 2024 | Baseball
MAC Press Release
Merritt Beeker has been named the Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Week, the MAC office announced Monday morning.
The junior left-handed pitcher struck out 13 in 7.0 innings of two-run ball to earn the win in Friday afternoon's 12-3 victory over Ohio. Beeker struck out multiple Bobcats in five innings and faced the minimum without allowing a hit through the game's first five innings.
The Lexington, N.C., native struck out the side in the fourth and increased his season strikeout total to 59, which paces the MAC and ranks No. 10 in NCAA Division I. Beeker's 16.1 strikeouts per nine innings pitched also leads the league and ranks No. 5 nationally.
This is Ball State's second weekly honor of the year after Keegan Johnson was awarded a Co-Pitcher of the Week recognition on March 25.
Ball State (17-12) is riding a five-game winning streak into a 3 p.m. road game at Bellarmine on Tuesday.
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Merritt Beeker has been named the Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Week, the MAC office announced Monday morning.
The junior left-handed pitcher struck out 13 in 7.0 innings of two-run ball to earn the win in Friday afternoon's 12-3 victory over Ohio. Beeker struck out multiple Bobcats in five innings and faced the minimum without allowing a hit through the game's first five innings.
The Lexington, N.C., native struck out the side in the fourth and increased his season strikeout total to 59, which paces the MAC and ranks No. 10 in NCAA Division I. Beeker's 16.1 strikeouts per nine innings pitched also leads the league and ranks No. 5 nationally.
This is Ball State's second weekly honor of the year after Keegan Johnson was awarded a Co-Pitcher of the Week recognition on March 25.
Ball State (17-12) is riding a five-game winning streak into a 3 p.m. road game at Bellarmine on Tuesday.
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