Central Michigan University Athletics
High Honors for Chippewa Duo
6/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Central Michigan's Pat MacKenzie and Daniel Jipping were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Mideast All-Region Second Team.
MacKenzie turned in an outstanding senior season, starting all 57 games at second base and leading the Chippewas with a .348 batting average, 72 hits, 60 runs, 51 walks, 24 stolen bases, and a .489 on-base percentage.
He shared the team lead with 90 total bases and 11 doubles, and finished with a .981 fielding percentage for the second consecutive season.
A First Team All-Mid-American Conference selection, MacKenzie helped lead CMU to its first regular-season MAC championship since 2010. He led the league in runs, on-base percentage and walks, finished fourth in hitting and in stolen bases, and was sixth in hits.
MacKenzie finished his career with 165 walks, good for second on CMU's all-time list behind Mike Gates, who drew 173 free passes from 2000-03.
Jipping, who earned a spot on the all-region squad as a designated hitter, hit .281 with six home runs, 40 RBI and a .444 slugging percentage.
Jipping's six homers led the team, and he ranked second in both RBI and slugging percentage. Jipping was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team and the All-MAC First Team.
