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Dobbins Named MAC Player of the Week
April 15, 2024 | Baseball
MAC Press Release
Hunter Dobbins has been named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, the MAC office announced Monday morning.
The junior catcher from Indianapolis hit four home runs, two doubles and 10 RBI in a weekend series sweep over Akron. Dobbins clubbed homers in all three games, including hitting two in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday and a grand slam in Sunday's series finale.
For the week, the backstop started all three games behind the plate while sporting a perfect fielding percentage, .889 batting average (8-for-9), 3.333 OPS, 22 total bases, two walks and six runs scored.
Among NCAA Division I players, Dobbins led the country last week in batting average and slugging percentage (2.444) while ranking second in home runs per game (1.33), third in on base percentage (.833), fifth in RBI per game (3.33) and sixth in total home runs. Dobbins raised his batting average 52 points with the explosive weekend at the plate.
This is Ball State's fourth weekly conference recognition after Keegan Johnson (March 25 and April 8) and Merritt Beeker (April 1) took home MAC Pitcher of the Week honors.
The Cardinals (23-13) have won 11 of 12 games heading into their 4 p.m. game on Tuesday at Purdue in West Lafayette.
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Hunter Dobbins has been named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, the MAC office announced Monday morning.
The junior catcher from Indianapolis hit four home runs, two doubles and 10 RBI in a weekend series sweep over Akron. Dobbins clubbed homers in all three games, including hitting two in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday and a grand slam in Sunday's series finale.
For the week, the backstop started all three games behind the plate while sporting a perfect fielding percentage, .889 batting average (8-for-9), 3.333 OPS, 22 total bases, two walks and six runs scored.
Among NCAA Division I players, Dobbins led the country last week in batting average and slugging percentage (2.444) while ranking second in home runs per game (1.33), third in on base percentage (.833), fifth in RBI per game (3.33) and sixth in total home runs. Dobbins raised his batting average 52 points with the explosive weekend at the plate.
This is Ball State's fourth weekly conference recognition after Keegan Johnson (March 25 and April 8) and Merritt Beeker (April 1) took home MAC Pitcher of the Week honors.
The Cardinals (23-13) have won 11 of 12 games heading into their 4 p.m. game on Tuesday at Purdue in West Lafayette.
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