Eastern Michigan Athletics
Owings Earns All-MAC Accolades in Consecutive Years
5/21/2019 1:38:00 PM | Baseball
The junior was tabbed with Second-Team All-MAC and All-MAC Defensive Team honors
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University junior Zachary Owings (Saline, Mich.-Saline) was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team and the All-MAC Defensive Team, the league office announced, May 21, in a vote by the league's head coaches. The 2019 season marks the 14th straight year that an EMU player has earned all-conference honors.
With the honor, Owings has been named one of the league's best in consecutive years, as the then-sophomore took home First Team All-MAC and All-MAC defensive honors a season ago. The Saline, Mich. native is the first Eagle to garner back-to-back all-conference honors since Brent Ohrman did so in 2011-12, and is the first player to earn all-league accolades under Head Coach Eric Roof.
Owings was EMU's best offensive weapon in 2019, as he led the team in batting (.345), slugging (.527), on-base percentage (.395), stolen bases (14), runs (38), and doubles (18), as well as hits (76) and RBIs (34). The infielder also tied for the team lead in triples (five), and ranked second in home runs (four). Owings piloted the team with 26 multi-hit games, had the longest hitting streak of any Eagle in 2019 (14 games), paced the EMU lineup with seven multi-RBI games. Additionally, Owings added a 23-game reached base streak this season.
Within the conference's regular season, Owings ranked fourth in hits, sixth in total bases, ninth in batting average, 10th in slugging percentage, and tied for fourth in both doubles and triples, respectively. The junior is no stranger on the national stage either, as he ranked inside the top-30 in triples, and inside the top-60 in hits and doubles.
In the field, Owings was outstanding once again, defending the hot corner at a near-perfect .974 clip. In all, the third baseman made just five errors in nearly 200 opportunities. The anchor of the fourth most efficient fielding unit in the MAC, Owings closed the season without making an error in his last 25 games played.
Tuesday's announcement adds to an already impressive list of awards that Owings has taken home in 2019. The infielder was twice named the MAC's Scholar Athlete of the Week, recognized by College Sports Madness as the league's player of the week, named Eastern Michigan University Credit Union's Athlete of the Week, and was named a National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American for the second straight year.
After failing to qualify for the Mid-American Conference tournament in Avon, Ohio, Owings and the rest of the EMU baseball team are set to begin offseason training and MLB draft preparation. For up-to-date information on all things EMU baseball, as well as a complete list of Owings' stats and accomplishments, visit EMUEagles.com
With the honor, Owings has been named one of the league's best in consecutive years, as the then-sophomore took home First Team All-MAC and All-MAC defensive honors a season ago. The Saline, Mich. native is the first Eagle to garner back-to-back all-conference honors since Brent Ohrman did so in 2011-12, and is the first player to earn all-league accolades under Head Coach Eric Roof.
Owings was EMU's best offensive weapon in 2019, as he led the team in batting (.345), slugging (.527), on-base percentage (.395), stolen bases (14), runs (38), and doubles (18), as well as hits (76) and RBIs (34). The infielder also tied for the team lead in triples (five), and ranked second in home runs (four). Owings piloted the team with 26 multi-hit games, had the longest hitting streak of any Eagle in 2019 (14 games), paced the EMU lineup with seven multi-RBI games. Additionally, Owings added a 23-game reached base streak this season.
Within the conference's regular season, Owings ranked fourth in hits, sixth in total bases, ninth in batting average, 10th in slugging percentage, and tied for fourth in both doubles and triples, respectively. The junior is no stranger on the national stage either, as he ranked inside the top-30 in triples, and inside the top-60 in hits and doubles.
In the field, Owings was outstanding once again, defending the hot corner at a near-perfect .974 clip. In all, the third baseman made just five errors in nearly 200 opportunities. The anchor of the fourth most efficient fielding unit in the MAC, Owings closed the season without making an error in his last 25 games played.
Tuesday's announcement adds to an already impressive list of awards that Owings has taken home in 2019. The infielder was twice named the MAC's Scholar Athlete of the Week, recognized by College Sports Madness as the league's player of the week, named Eastern Michigan University Credit Union's Athlete of the Week, and was named a National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American for the second straight year.
After failing to qualify for the Mid-American Conference tournament in Avon, Ohio, Owings and the rest of the EMU baseball team are set to begin offseason training and MLB draft preparation. For up-to-date information on all things EMU baseball, as well as a complete list of Owings' stats and accomplishments, visit EMUEagles.com
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