Eastern Michigan Athletics
Nick Jones Named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week
5/8/2019 12:46:00 PM | Baseball
The junior captain earned the award for the first time in his career
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - After a great week on the diamond, junior Nick Jones (Battle Creek, Mich.-Lakeview) of the Eastern Michigan University baseball team was named the Mid-American Conference's Scholar Athlete of the Week, for the period ending May 5, the league office announced Wednesday, May 8. The announcement marks the first time that Jones has been tabbed with the award in his career.
Jones led the Eastern Michigan offense in its four games against Youngstown State, May 1, and Western Michigan, May 3-5. Hitting in all four contests, Jones racked up six hits in 16 at-bats, good for a .375 batting average, and had multiple hits in two games. On top of his six hits, Jones tallied seven total bases, tied for the team lead on the week. Along with a .438 slugging percentage and .412 on-base percentage, Jones drove in two runs for the Eagles. A tremendously disciplined hitter, Jones tallied just two strikeouts on the week, and added one drawn walk. In his last 10 games, Jones is hitting .325 with 13 total hits, two extra-base hits, and four RBIs.
A two-time captain, Jones is putting together his best season as a member of the EMU baseball program. In his 37 starts for the Green and White this year, the captain has racked-up 41 hits, 20 RBIs, and a .961 fielding percentage behind the dish.
Jones and the Eagles return to the diamond tonight, May 8, when they take on the University of Michigan in a non-conference midweek game at Ray Fisher Stadium. Eastern returns to Mid-American Conference play with a three-game weekend series against Central Michigan University, Friday-Sunday, 12, May 10-at Oestrike Stadium.
Jones led the Eastern Michigan offense in its four games against Youngstown State, May 1, and Western Michigan, May 3-5. Hitting in all four contests, Jones racked up six hits in 16 at-bats, good for a .375 batting average, and had multiple hits in two games. On top of his six hits, Jones tallied seven total bases, tied for the team lead on the week. Along with a .438 slugging percentage and .412 on-base percentage, Jones drove in two runs for the Eagles. A tremendously disciplined hitter, Jones tallied just two strikeouts on the week, and added one drawn walk. In his last 10 games, Jones is hitting .325 with 13 total hits, two extra-base hits, and four RBIs.
A two-time captain, Jones is putting together his best season as a member of the EMU baseball program. In his 37 starts for the Green and White this year, the captain has racked-up 41 hits, 20 RBIs, and a .961 fielding percentage behind the dish.
Jones and the Eagles return to the diamond tonight, May 8, when they take on the University of Michigan in a non-conference midweek game at Ray Fisher Stadium. Eastern returns to Mid-American Conference play with a three-game weekend series against Central Michigan University, Friday-Sunday, 12, May 10-at Oestrike Stadium.
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