Story courtesy of WMU Sports Information
PORTLAND, ME - Former Western Michigan baseball pitcher Keegan Akin of the Double AA Bowie Baysox was named 2018 Eastern League Pitcher of the Year over the weekend.
Akin put together a record of 14-7 with 142 strikeouts and a 3.27 ERA in 25 starts. Akin led the Eastern League in wins (14), strikeouts (142), batting average against (.225) and strikeouts per nine innings (9.28).
With the Baysox, Akin gave up three earned runs or less in 20 of his 25 starts. The left-handed pitcher allowed one earned run or less in 10 starts this season and allowed no runs in five starts.