CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced its yearly All-MAC teams along with the specialty awards on Tuesday. The Cardinals were led by Tyler Schweitzer, Ryan Brown, Ryan Peltier, and Rich Maloney for the specialty award winners. BSU had 10 student-athletes earn spots on an All-MAC team.
Schweitzer was named the MAC Pitcher of the Year and he also collected an All-MAC First Team accolade in the process. This is the sixth time that Ball State has won MAC Pitcher of the Year recognition. During the season, he was a three-time MAC Pitcher of the Week honoree. He is tied for second in the NCAA with 10 wins. He leads the MAC in overall wins and leads the MAC in conference-only wins with nine. He is third in the conference with 102 strikeouts and tied for 26th in the NCAA. He is second in MAC games with a 1.96 ERA and third overall with a 2.27 ERA. He ranks third in opponent batting average in both MAC games with a .192 and overall with a .199.
Brown was named the MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year and was an All-MAC Second Team selection. He is the third pitcher to win MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year He had a stellar first season in Muncie and currently has 56 strikeouts. He enters the weekend with a 4-2 record in 39 2/3 innings. He is holding opponent hitters to a .168 batting average and has an ERA of 2.50. In MAC only contests, he has an ERA of 1.71 and has held opponents to a .160 average.
Peltier earned MAC Defensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-MAC Second Team for back-to-back seasons. It is the third-straight year that a Ball State player has won the MAC Defensive Player of the Year. He has been a highlight machine for the Cardinals at third base. He has made numerous difficult plays look routine throughout the season and has a team-high 91 assists. Offensively, he leads the team with 19 doubles. He has added 47 runs scored, 39 RBIs, seven home runs, and two triples.
Maloney was voted MAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career with the Cardinals. He led Ball State to its fifth MAC regular season championship with a 32-7 mark in conference games. During the season, he won his 900th game at Northern Illinois. He moved his win total to 915 after a series sweep at Miami. He is currently ranked 16th among active NCAA DI coaches. He is currently ranked 120th in all-time wins across all divisions. He is 83rd among NCAA DI coaches all-time.
Zach Cole was named to the All-MAC First Team as an outfielder. He leads the NCAA with nine triples and set a new BSU single season record in the process. He is a two-time MAC Player of the Week. He leads the MAC with a .728 slugging percentage, on-base percentage plus slugging percentage of 1.172, is third in the conference with a .400 batting average in conference only games and fifth with an overall batting average of .361, he is fourth in the conference in on-base percentage for conference games with a .483. He is fifth in conference game home runs with 11 and sixth in overall home runs with 12.
Trenton Quartermaine earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team at first base. He was a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week. He leads the MAC in RBIs with 63 overall and 53 in conference games. He reached safely in 28-consecutive games this season. He is fourth in overall home runs with 14 and 11th in conference only home runs with nine. He is eighth in the conference in overall walks with 31. He is fifth in overall putouts with 337 and ninth in the conference in putouts with 244.
Sam Klein earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team as a relief pitcher, which is his first all-conference nod. He was a two-time MAC Pitcher of the Week selection. He is tied for 15th in the NCAA with 11 saves. He leads the MAC in saves for overall and conference only games. He has 40 strikeouts in 29 2/3 innings of work. He has an ERA of 1.45 in MAC games and is holding MAC hitters to a .103 batting average. He has an overall record of 3-2.
Amir Wright was named to the All-MAC Second Team. He leads the MAC as the toughest to strikeout and is tied for 13th in the NCAA with a 14.9, he has only struck out 14 times in 209 at bats. He has reached safely in 53 of 55 games this season and produced two streaks of 26-straight games of reaching safely. He is tied for second in the MAC in overall triples with six and tied for third in conference only games with four. He is third in MAC games in hits with 55 and third in overall hits with 73. He is seventh in overall batting average of .349 and 10th in conference only games with a .367. He is sixth in overall walks. He has produced a fielding percentage of 1.000.
Ty Johnson was named to the All-MAC Second Team. He has a 7-3 record. Johnson has tallied 70 strikeouts in 70 innings of work with an ERA of 5.14 and a WHIP of 1.16. He has held opponents to a .226 batting average.
From the Coach – Head Coach Rich Maloney
"It is great to see so many of our guys recognized for their individual accomplishments that led to our team's success. These guys were simply outstanding. It is always good to be recognized by your peers. To have the number of players recognized speaks to the talented team we have."
2022 MAC Baseball Specialty Award Winners
Player of the Year: Matt Kirk, Eastern Michigan
Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Schweitzer, Ball State
Freshman of the Year: Dylan Nevar, Western Michigan
Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Brown, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Peltier, Ball State
Coach of the Year: Rich Maloney, Ball State
All-MAC First Team
C – Connor Charping, Western Michigan
1B – Trenton Quartermaine, Ball State
2B – Mario Camilletti, Central Michigan
3B – Colin Kasperbauer, Ohio
SS – Justin Simpson, Central Michigan
OF – Zach Cole, Ball State
OF – Matt Kirk, Eastern Michigan
OF – Justin Kirby, Kent State
SP – Tyler Schweitzer, Ball State
SP – Jonathan Brand, Miami
SP – Andrew Taylor, Central Michigan
SP – Kyle Jones, Toledo
RP – Sam Klein, Ball State
DH – David Novak, Miami
At-Large – Jakob Marsee, Central Michigan
All-MAC Second Team
C – Mason Minzey, Ohio
1B – Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan
2B – Daniel Warkentin, Eastern Michigan
3B – Ryan Peltier, Ball State
SS – Mike McNamara, Kent State
OF – Amir Wright, Ball State
OF – Drew Lechnir, Central Michigan
OF – Josh Johnson, Kent State
SP – Ty Johnson, Ball State
SP – Jordan Patty, Central Michigan
SP – Zach Maxey, Miami
SP – Connor Brandon, Toledo
RP – Ryan Brown, Ball State
DH – Garret Pike, Toledo
At-Large – Kyle Gurney, Bowling Green
All-MAC Defensive Team
C – Justin Miknis, Kent State
1B – Cade Sullivan, Western Michigan
2B – Mario Camilletti, Central Michigan
3B – Ryan Peltier, Ball State
SS – Jeron Williams, Toledo
SS -- Ryan Johnston, Bowling Green
OF – Zach Cole, Ball State
OF – Jakob Marsee, Central Michigan
OF – Matt Kirk, Eastern Michigan
P – Eddie Kutt IV, Ohio
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