Eastern Michigan Athletics
Peterson Named MAC West Player of the Week
5/15/2017 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
It is the fifth weekly honor for the Eagles this season
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University redshirt senior outfielder Jordan Peterson (Gilbert, Ariz.-Highland (Chandler-Gilbert C.C.)) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Baseball Player of the Week, the conference announced, May 15. It is the fifth weekly award earned by an EMU player this season, and the first for a position player.
Peterson had a monster game in the 14-3 sweep clinching victory over NIU, May 14. The outfielder finished the day with four hits, three home runs and a double, while setting the EMU program record for RBIs in a single game with nine. One of his dingers was a grand slam as part of a two-home run inning in the third. It was the first grand slam for an Eagle player since the 2010 MAC Tournament. Additionally, Peterson is one of just 13 players in the country to have nine or more RBIs in a game this season, as well as one of just 38 to hit three or more home runs in a single game. In total on the weekend, Peterson hit .412 with 11 RBIs.
The sweep was EMU's second MAC sweep of the season and the fourth MAC series win. The Eagles improved to 12-9 on the conference season and clinched their spot in the 2017 MAC Tournament.
It is the first weekly award in Peterson's career. He joins senior Sam Delaplane (San Jose, Calif.-Leigh) and juniors Brad Allen (Manchester, Mich.-Manchester (Jackson College)) and Brent Mattson (Canton, Mich.-Canton), who has won it twice, as weekly award winners this season. In addition, it was the first time EMU has had five POTW since 2012.
On top of the MAC weekly award, Peterson has grabbed national headlines, being named a Collegiate Baseball News National Player of the Week, as well as being nominated for the Golden Spikes Award Gold Standard Performance of the Week, which can be voted on here.
Eastern has its final midweek non-conference matchup of against the University of Michigan, Tuesday, May 16. First pitch from Ann Arbor is set for 6 p.m.
Peterson had a monster game in the 14-3 sweep clinching victory over NIU, May 14. The outfielder finished the day with four hits, three home runs and a double, while setting the EMU program record for RBIs in a single game with nine. One of his dingers was a grand slam as part of a two-home run inning in the third. It was the first grand slam for an Eagle player since the 2010 MAC Tournament. Additionally, Peterson is one of just 13 players in the country to have nine or more RBIs in a game this season, as well as one of just 38 to hit three or more home runs in a single game. In total on the weekend, Peterson hit .412 with 11 RBIs.
The sweep was EMU's second MAC sweep of the season and the fourth MAC series win. The Eagles improved to 12-9 on the conference season and clinched their spot in the 2017 MAC Tournament.
It is the first weekly award in Peterson's career. He joins senior Sam Delaplane (San Jose, Calif.-Leigh) and juniors Brad Allen (Manchester, Mich.-Manchester (Jackson College)) and Brent Mattson (Canton, Mich.-Canton), who has won it twice, as weekly award winners this season. In addition, it was the first time EMU has had five POTW since 2012.
On top of the MAC weekly award, Peterson has grabbed national headlines, being named a Collegiate Baseball News National Player of the Week, as well as being nominated for the Golden Spikes Award Gold Standard Performance of the Week, which can be voted on here.
Eastern has its final midweek non-conference matchup of against the University of Michigan, Tuesday, May 16. First pitch from Ann Arbor is set for 6 p.m.
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