Matt Eppers weekend statistics
Batting average: .500 (6-12)
Doubles: 2
RBIs: 3
Runs scored: 4
Senior outfielder Matt Eppers earned Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week honors after accumulating a batting average of .500 during Ball State's sweep of Toledo this past weekend.
One of his six hits of the weekend came in the bottom of the ninth, where Eppers hit a walk-off single to left center field to give the Cardinals a 7-6 win in the final game of the series. During the series, Eppers went 6-12 with two doubles, three RBIs and four runs.
This isn't the first time Eppers has seen success against MAC opponents either.
On top of earning his second weekly MAC award, Eppers leads the MAC in batting average (.425) and runs scored (24) in conference play.
Upcoming, Ball State (25-22, 12-9 MAC) will plays its final regular season home games of the year against Fort Wayne on Tuesday and Western Carolina during a three-game series this weekend. The Cardinals also travel to Ohio State for a mid-week game.
Other MAC award winners this week included Ohio infielder Rudy Rott, East Division player of the week, Buffalo pitcher Shawn Dubin who won East Division pitcher of the week and Central Michigan pitcher Tyler Hankins who was awarded West Division pitcher of the week.
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