Ball State baseball enjoyed a 5-0 week and now national and conference awards have followed.
Aaron Simpson found himself on the Collegiate Baseball News list of national players of the week after hitting .654 and scoring 12 runs. The team's leadoff hitter had a .679 OBP, drove in 6 runs and stole 3 bases. Simpson has had 3+ hits and scored 2+ runs in each of the last 5 games. The hot streak has lifted his batting average 102 points in 15 days, from .294 to .396.
John Ricotta batted .591 and slugged 1.