CLEVELAND - Western Michigan left-handed pitcher Joe Shapiro has been selected as the MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced on Wednesday. Shapiro is the fourth different WMU student-athlete to earn a MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honor during the 2023-24 academic year.
A redshirt junior from Glenview, Ill., Shapiro came out of the bullpen in three of Western Michigan's four games last week and did not allow a run over his 5.1 innings. Across his three appearances, the southpaw limited opposing batters to two hits (.111 batting average) and one walk while racking up seven strikeouts.