Ryar Rinehart of the Kalamazoo College baseball team was named the SAAC Men's Hornet of the Week on Tuesday (Apr. 18).
Kalamazoo played seven games this past week with two single games against Hope (Apr. 10 and Apr. 12), a doubleheader at Albion (Apr. 11), and then a three-game series against Calvin (Apr. 14-15). The Hornets went undefeated, defeating the Flying Dutchmen 15-14 and 5-4, taking two games over the Britons 17-2 and 13-6, and sweeping the series against the Knights 14-3, 19-9, and 14-3.
Rinehart had a massive week at the plate, hitting .593 (16-27) with 16 runs scored and 19 RBI. He had an on-base percentage of .649 by adding six walks, two hit by pitches, and two sacrifice flies to his 16 hits. Over half of Rinehart's hits went for extra bases, as five doubles and four home runs led to a 1.222 slugging percentage. He had five multi-hit games, including a 4-4 game with three doubles, a home run, and six RBI against Albion.
Yesterday, Rinehart was named the MIAA Baseball Player of the Week for the first time in his career. In his first collegiate baseball season, Rinehart has a slash line of .402/.486/.805 with 33 hits in 25 games. He leads the team with six home runs and 46 RBI while also being tied for the team lead with 11 doubles and two triples. In addition, he has scored 28 runs, has been walked 15 times, and has stolen three bases.
The Hornets will finish their three-game series with a home game against Hope on Tuesday (Apr. 18) before moving on to another three-game series against Albion with a single home game on Friday (Apr. 21) and a road doubleheader on Sunday (Apr. 23).
2022-23 Men's Hornets of the Week
Ryar Rinehart, Baseball
David Stechow, Baseball
Casey Johnson, Tennis
Harrison Poeszat, Baseball
Braden Mussat, Baseball
Jacob Davis, Baseball
Logan Gillis, Lacrosse
Harrison Poeszat, Baseball
Sam Ankley, Diving
Josh Decker, Basketball
Peter Fitzgerald, Tennis
Josh Decker, Basketball
Sam Ankley, Diving
Oliver Tye, Swimming
Ty Horky, Basketball
DJ Courtney, Basketball
Caleb Caul, Basketball
Ty Horky, Basketball
Sam Ankley, Diving
Josh Decker, Basketball
Lukas Broadsword, Basketball
Sam Ankley, Diving
Jonah Spates, Football
Payton Fleming, Football
Zach Butters, Swimming
Ben Pickrel, Swimming
Tyler Omness, Golf
Josh Nichols, Football
Lance Taylor, Football
Bubba Wilson, Football
Ian Burr, Football