KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Junior Keegan Akin on the Western Michigan baseball team was named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Pitcher of the Week the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Akin was as dominant as a pitcher can be on opening day against Georgia State. The junior threw six shutout innings allowing just four hits and walked nobody. He struck out 11 batters, including the first five Panthers he faced in order. No runner reached third base against Akin and he never reached any three-ball counts on the batters. Unfortunately, Akin was on an opening day pitch count that limited his innings.