Riley Kreisher

BEREA, OHIO — Baldwin-Wallace College junior first baseman Riley Kreisher (Ashtabula/ Edgewood) is this week’s Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week.

 

Kreisher earned the honor for his efforts last week when he compiled a .500 batting average with 10 base hits in 20 at-bats. Six of his hits went for extra bases, including five doubles and one homerun. The five doubles gave Kreisher 18 for the season to tie a Yellow Jacket single-season record. He also scored four runs, had five runs batted-in, had a .950 slugging average and a .545 on-base average.

 

For the season, Kreisher, who earned All-OAC honors as a sophomore, batted .340 (51-of-150) with 27 runs scored, 18 doubles, a team-high two homers and 29 RBI and team-high-tying four triples. He also led the team with a .553 slugging average and .988 fielding average.

 

For his career (three seasons), Kreisher has appeared in 97 games and has a .346 batting average (113-of-350) with 68 runs scored, 28 doubles, six triples, six homeruns, 72 RBI, four stolen bases and a .993 fielding average.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu.  To contact Head Coach Bob Fisher, please call him at 440-826-2182 or e-mail rfisher@bw.edu. You can get all of the latest B-W athletics information by visiting our Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.