Eastern Michigan Athletics
Bobby Jones Tabbed All-MAC Second Team
5/21/2024 10:00:00 AM | Baseball
The honor marks the first of Jones' career, and 18th-consecutive season the Eagles have earned at least one all-conference nod
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University Baseball student-athlete Bobby Jones was tabbed All-MAC Second Team, as the conference office announced its postseason awards and All-MAC honors for the 2024 regular season Tuesday, May 21.
The accolade marks the first of Jones' (Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier/Xavier) career, and the 18th-consecutive season Eastern has seen at least one Eagle earn an all-conference nod.
"We are excited for Bobby and this recognition. It has been incredibly fulfilling for us to watch his growth as both a person and as a pitcher. We look forward to Bobby continuing to lead our pitching staff as we progress into next season," said Head Coach Robbie Britt.
"{There is} no one more deserving than Bobby Jones, he was called upon in many tough situations and was the same guy every single time. He was our most reliable guy throughout the season, and answered every time we called upon him. {I} couldn't be happier with his efforts and perseverance throughout the year," said Eagles' Assistant Coach/Pitching, Craig Prince.
At one point this season, Jones ranked inside the top-10 nationally in both strikeout-to-walk ratio and walks allowed per nine innings, slotting seventh in strikeout-to-walk (7.86), April 17, and ninth in walks allowed per nine, issuing just 1.05 every nine frames, April 3.
Additionally, Jones ranked highly in the conference leaderboards. His 86 innings pitched stood as the most in the MAC, while his five wins ranked as the third-most in the league, and his 79 strikeouts slotted as the fourth-most.
Serving as Eastern's Friday starter for the season, the 6-foot-5 right-hander paced EMU hurlers nearly across the board. He led the team in ERA (6.28), WHIP (1.31), wins (five), IP (86.0), and strikeouts (79), while allowing the lowest walk total of all starting arms, issuing 24, and posting the second-best batting average against as he held opponents to a .255 clip.
The senior set season-long career-highs across the board, as the 2024 campaign served as his first assuming a starting role. On top of season-long career-best, Jones posted single-game career-highs in strikeouts (10), April 13 and IP (8.0), March 23. Furthermore, his 10 strikeouts stood as the most from an Eagle in 2024.
In his final start of the year, he tossed the first complete game of his career, as he went the distance for eight innings, allowing two earned runs against Northern Illinois University, May 16.
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2024 MAC Baseball Postseason Awards & All-MAC Teams
Coach of the Year: Kyle Hallock, Bowling Green
Player of the Year: Nathan Archer, Bowling Green
Pitcher of the Year: Merritt Beeker, Ball State
Freshman Player of the Year: Garrett Wright, Bowling Green
Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Keegan Johnson, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Hallquist, Ball State
All-MAC First Team
C – Garrett Wright, Bowling Green
1B – Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan
2B – Sam Seidel, Bowling Green
SS – Michael Hallquist, Ball State
3B – Ryland Zaborowski, Miami
OF – Nathan Archer, Bowling Green
OF – Zach MacDonald, Miami
OF - Garret Pike, Toledo
OF - Josh Johnson, Kent State
DH – CJ Richmond, Western Michigan
SP – Jared Schaeffer, Akron
SP – Merritt Beeker, Ball State
SP – Keegan Johnson, Ball State
SP – Calvin Bickerstaff, Kent State
SP – Grant Umberger, Toledo
RP – Carson Byers, Miami
All-MAC Second Team
C – Hunter Dobbins, Ball State
C – Collin Summerhill, Northern Illinois
1B – Blake Bevis, Ball State
2B – Eric Erato, Northern Illinois
SS – Tyler Ross, Bowling Green
3B – Leighton Banjoff, Bowling Green
OF – Jack Krause, Bowling Green
OF – Jacob Donahue, Central Michigan
OF – Gideon Antle, Ohio
OF – Dylan Nevar, Western Michigan
DH – DJ Newman, Bowling Green
SP – Nic Good, Bowling Green
SP – Bobby Jones, Eastern Michigan
SP – Adam Brouwer, Northern Illinois
SP – Nolan Vlcek, Western Michigan
RP – Jacob Tabor, Toledo
All-Defensive Team
C – Garrett Wright, Bowling Green
1B – Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan
2B – Eric Erato, Northern Illinois
SS – Michael Hallquist, Ball State // JR Nelson, Ohio
3B – Ely Staurt, Central Michigan
OF – Nathan Archer, Bowling Green
OF – Zach MacDonald, Miami
OF – Garret Pike, Toledo
P – Nic Good, Bowling Green
The accolade marks the first of Jones' (Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier/Xavier) career, and the 18th-consecutive season Eastern has seen at least one Eagle earn an all-conference nod.
"We are excited for Bobby and this recognition. It has been incredibly fulfilling for us to watch his growth as both a person and as a pitcher. We look forward to Bobby continuing to lead our pitching staff as we progress into next season," said Head Coach Robbie Britt.
"{There is} no one more deserving than Bobby Jones, he was called upon in many tough situations and was the same guy every single time. He was our most reliable guy throughout the season, and answered every time we called upon him. {I} couldn't be happier with his efforts and perseverance throughout the year," said Eagles' Assistant Coach/Pitching, Craig Prince.
At one point this season, Jones ranked inside the top-10 nationally in both strikeout-to-walk ratio and walks allowed per nine innings, slotting seventh in strikeout-to-walk (7.86), April 17, and ninth in walks allowed per nine, issuing just 1.05 every nine frames, April 3.
Additionally, Jones ranked highly in the conference leaderboards. His 86 innings pitched stood as the most in the MAC, while his five wins ranked as the third-most in the league, and his 79 strikeouts slotted as the fourth-most.
Serving as Eastern's Friday starter for the season, the 6-foot-5 right-hander paced EMU hurlers nearly across the board. He led the team in ERA (6.28), WHIP (1.31), wins (five), IP (86.0), and strikeouts (79), while allowing the lowest walk total of all starting arms, issuing 24, and posting the second-best batting average against as he held opponents to a .255 clip.
The senior set season-long career-highs across the board, as the 2024 campaign served as his first assuming a starting role. On top of season-long career-best, Jones posted single-game career-highs in strikeouts (10), April 13 and IP (8.0), March 23. Furthermore, his 10 strikeouts stood as the most from an Eagle in 2024.
In his final start of the year, he tossed the first complete game of his career, as he went the distance for eight innings, allowing two earned runs against Northern Illinois University, May 16.
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Be sure to keep up with EMU baseball on the team's social media accounts, including EMU_Baseball on X (formerly Twitter), emu.baseball on Instagram, and emu.baseball on TikTok
2024 MAC Baseball Postseason Awards & All-MAC Teams
Coach of the Year: Kyle Hallock, Bowling Green
Player of the Year: Nathan Archer, Bowling Green
Pitcher of the Year: Merritt Beeker, Ball State
Freshman Player of the Year: Garrett Wright, Bowling Green
Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Keegan Johnson, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Hallquist, Ball State
All-MAC First Team
C – Garrett Wright, Bowling Green
1B – Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan
2B – Sam Seidel, Bowling Green
SS – Michael Hallquist, Ball State
3B – Ryland Zaborowski, Miami
OF – Nathan Archer, Bowling Green
OF – Zach MacDonald, Miami
OF - Garret Pike, Toledo
OF - Josh Johnson, Kent State
DH – CJ Richmond, Western Michigan
SP – Jared Schaeffer, Akron
SP – Merritt Beeker, Ball State
SP – Keegan Johnson, Ball State
SP – Calvin Bickerstaff, Kent State
SP – Grant Umberger, Toledo
RP – Carson Byers, Miami
All-MAC Second Team
C – Hunter Dobbins, Ball State
C – Collin Summerhill, Northern Illinois
1B – Blake Bevis, Ball State
2B – Eric Erato, Northern Illinois
SS – Tyler Ross, Bowling Green
3B – Leighton Banjoff, Bowling Green
OF – Jack Krause, Bowling Green
OF – Jacob Donahue, Central Michigan
OF – Gideon Antle, Ohio
OF – Dylan Nevar, Western Michigan
DH – DJ Newman, Bowling Green
SP – Nic Good, Bowling Green
SP – Bobby Jones, Eastern Michigan
SP – Adam Brouwer, Northern Illinois
SP – Nolan Vlcek, Western Michigan
RP – Jacob Tabor, Toledo
All-Defensive Team
C – Garrett Wright, Bowling Green
1B – Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan
2B – Eric Erato, Northern Illinois
SS – Michael Hallquist, Ball State // JR Nelson, Ohio
3B – Ely Staurt, Central Michigan
OF – Nathan Archer, Bowling Green
OF – Zach MacDonald, Miami
OF – Garret Pike, Toledo
P – Nic Good, Bowling Green
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