Jeff Conley has been named the G-MAC’s Baseball Offensive Athlete of the Week for the first time this season after an impressive appearance on the mound for the Battlers, who went 4-0 last week in conference action. AB improved to 11-5 in the G-MAC and remains a game behind Kentucky Wesleyan for second place in the standings.
Conley threw a complete-game seven inning contest against Salem International in the first game of the Saturday doubleheader. In the win, he didn’t allow a run, giving up only two hits to the opposing hitters. ABU won the game 9-0, while Conley struck out six.
Conley lowered his earned run average and leads the conference with his 1.83 ERA. At 5-2 on the season, he is tied for second in wins. He ranks fourth in conference in strikeouts with 39 and is tied for the conference lead with his second shutout. Opposing hitters are hitting a conference low .178 against Conley, who is giving up just three hits a game (27 total).