Jacob Davis of the Kalamazoo College baseball team was named the SAAC Men's Hornet of the Week on Tuesday (Apr. 9).
The Hornets continued MIAA play with a three-game series at Calvin on Apr. 5-6. Kalamazoo took the series by winning the first game 3-0 and the third game 5-2 while dropping the second game 7-3.
Davis was the starting pitcher in game one against the Knights and turned in a gem. He threw his second complete game on the season, allowing just three hits in the shutout with six strikeouts. The three hits are the fewest in a nine-inning complete game since Horace "Hod" Fenner allowed four hits against Notre Dame in 1921. All three hits were singles for Calvin, and Davis also walked just one in the nine innings.
On the season, Davis is 4-1 in seven appearances (six starts) with two complete game shutouts. In 37.2 innings, he has a 2.63 earned-run average and a 0.98 WHIP with 24 strikeouts compared to eight walks allowed. The junior is 9-6 in 22 appearances (18 starts) for his career, with four complete games. Davis has a 4.62 career ERA in 97.1 innings with 86 strikeouts.
Kalamazoo will continue conference play with road and home midweek games against Hope on Monday (Apr. 8) and Wednesday (Apr. 10) before playing Adrian in a three-game series with a home game on Friday (Apr. 12) and a road doubleheader on Saturday (Apr. 13).
2023-24 Men's Hornets of the Week
Josh Nichols, Football
Jon Brunette, Football
Chad Ewing, Soccer
Rob Kloosterman, Cross Country
Lucas Hanifan, Football
Emiliano Alvarado Rescala, Golf
Henry Plumstead, Soccer
Tommy Kartes, Football
Rob Kloosterman, Cross Country
Lucas Hanifan, Football
Ty Horky, Basketball
Gabriel Sharp, Basketball
Lukas Broadsword, Basketball
Ty Horky, Basketball
Ty Horky, Basketball
Carter Bandemer, Basketball
Lucas Hanifan, Basketball
Carter Bandemer, Basketball
Gabriel Sharp, Basketball
Ben Pickrel, Swimming
Lukas Broadsword, Basketball
Gabriel Sharp, Basketball
Tanner Hawkins, Baseball
Logan Gillis, Lacrosse
Harrison Poeszat, Baseball
Jack Bungart, Lacrosse
Braden Mussat, Baseball
Tanner Hawkins, Baseball
Jacob Davis, Baseball