Braden Mussat of the Kalamazoo College baseball team was named the SAAC Men's Hornet of the Week on Tuesday (Mar. 26).
The Hornets played four games in Florida this past week against #13 Johns Hopkins, Ramapo, and Middlebury twice. Kalamazoo was defeated by the Bluejays 10-6 before beating the Roadrunners 10-0 and the Panthers 5-2 in game one and then falling to the Panthers 15-3 in game two.
Mussat received the win against Ramapo after throwing six scoreless innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts. He allowed just three hits and walked two. The 11 strikeouts are tied for the sixth-most in a game in program history. In four starts this season, Mussat is 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA and a .194 opponent batting average. He has 29 strikeouts compared to 10 walks in 19 innings pitched. Mussat has appeared in 42 career games with 16 starts and has a 13-2 record. In 110.2 innings pitched, he has a 2.52 ERA and 110 strikeouts compared to 45 walks.
Kalamazoo will continue its trip in Florida over spring break, featuring games against Colby and Augustana on Monday and Tuesday (Mar. 25 and 26). The Hornets will return to Michigan to begin MIAA play with a road game at Albion on Friday (Mar. 29) before playing its home opener against Albion in a doubleheader on Saturday (Mar. 30).
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