Gilles Earns MAC Player Of The Week Award

3/22/2021 1:58:00 PM | Baseball

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Central Michigan's Zach Gilles has been named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week for baseball.

Gilles, a senior outfielder from Chippewa Falls, Wis., hit .583 and drove in 10 runs in leading CMU to wins in three of its four games at Dayton over the weekend.

Gilles, CMU's center fielder, had seven hits in 12 at-bats and scored four runs in the series. He also drew five walks and was hit by a pitch, giving him a .722 on-base percentage.

On Saturday, Gilles had two hits and drove in a run in the Chippewas' 5-4 win in the opener of a doubleheader. He then had three hits and four RBI in the nightcap, a 13-3 CMU win. In Sunday's series finale, Gilles had two hits and drove in five runs.

Gilles leads the MAC with a .500 batting average (20-for-40) and ranks fourth in the league with 15 RBI.

The Chippewas (8-6) have won eight of their last 11 games and are scheduled to go to Ohio next weekend for their MAC-opening series.