Wright State's Greene and Elliott Named Baseball Players of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS – Wright State senior Kieston Greene and his teammate junior Andrew Elliott have been named Horizon League Baseball Players of the Week for the period of April 21-27.

Greene picked up Batter of the Week accolades after leading all Horizon League batters in batting average and on-base percentage last week and recording the third highest slugging percentage in the League. Greene hit .500 (7-of-14) and had an on-base percentage of .579 while slugging .714 for the Raiders as WSU won all four of its contests.

The WSU senior got things rolling for the Raiders on Wednesday as he doubled in the seventh inning and later scored the Raiders first run of the game as Wright State came from behind to win at Akron, 3-1. In the Raiders sweep of Oakland this past weekend, Greene went 6-of-10 at the plate, drove in six runs and scored five more. On Saturday in WSU’s series-clinching win, the outfielder went 5-for-6 with a double, five RBIs and two runs scored.

Elliott earned Pitcher of the Week honors after recording three saves last week for the Raiders. He picked up his first save of the week as he struck out one to close out Wright State’s 3-1 win at Akron on Wednesday. In the Horizon League series at Oakland, Elliott made two more appearances and delivered both times. On Friday, he entered the game with WSU holding an 8-6 lead and closed out the ninth to seal the win. On Saturday, he came into the game in the bottom of the 9th with two outs, but Oakland had the bases loaded and the winning run at the plate. Elliott induced a flyout to end the game and pick up his third save in three games.

The Wheelersburg, Ohio native leads the Horizon League with 11 saves on the season and has a 0.38 ERA in 24.0 innings of work. He has struck out 31 batters and allowed just 13 hits.

Wright State (25-16, 18-2) has won 10 consecutive games and looks to continue its streak this week as it hosts Xavier and Akron in non-conference tilts on Tuesday and Wednesday before resuming League play this coming weekend versus Youngstown State.

Other Horizon League top performers (Apr. 21-27):
Tyler Detmer, UIC (Jr., OF) – Detmer posted at least one hit and one RBI in all four Flames games last week and has now reached base in 22 straight games. He finished the week with a .467 (7-of-15) batting average, four runs scored and six driven in.
Robby Enslen, Oakland (Jr., OF) – Enslen had a team-high six RBIs and did not strike out in 15 plate appearances last week for the Golden Grizzlies. He had five hits, three of which went for extra bases (two doubles and a triple).
Jason Hager, Oakland (Sr., LHP) – Hager threw 7.0 innings allowing five runs, only one earned, on nine hits and struck out four batters in his outing versus Wright State on Friday.
Brian Keller, Milwaukee (So., RHP) – Keller pitched seven shutout innings to help UWM win the opening game of the series against Youngstown State. He allowed five hits, all singles, and struck out six.
Dalton Lundeen, Valparaiso (So., LHP) – Lundeen pitched seven innings on Saturday against UIC to record his sixth straight start of seven innings or more. He gave up two earned runs and sixth hits in the outing against the Flames.
Chris Manning, Valparaiso (Sr., OF) – Manning recorded at least one hit in all five Valpo games last week. He finished the week with a .389 (7-of-18) batting average and drove in six runs. He tied his season-high with four RBIs in the Crusaders win over Kalamazoo. (Sr
Tomas Michelson, UIC (Jr., RHP) – Michelson posted his third career complete game in shutting down Valparaiso on Friday. He carried a shutout into the ninth inning before giving up an earned run in UIC’s 10-1 victory. He allowed six hits in the contest and struck out three Crusaders.
Ryan Solberg, Milwaukee (Sr., OF) - Solberg batted .450 (9-of-20) and slugged .700 in five games for UWM last week. He drove in nine runs and stole four bases to increase his League-leading total to 17. In UWM’s win on Friday, he recorded three hits and a career-high five RBIs. 

Horizon League Batter of the Week:
Feb. 17: Spencer Mahoney, Valparaiso (Jr., SS)
Feb. 24: Robby Enslen, Oakland (Jr., OF)
Mar. 3: Alex Jurich, UIC (Sr., C)
Mar. 10: Sean Murphy, Wright State (Fr., C)
Mar. 17: Kieston Greene, Wright State (Sr., OF)
Mar. 24: Tyler Detmer, UIC (Jr., OF)
Mar. 31: Ryan Solberg, Milwaukee (Sr., OF)
Apr. 7: Alex Lee, UIC (Jr., INF)
Apr. 14: Mark Johnson, Valparaiso (Jr., OF)
Apr. 21: Jeff Limbaugh, Wright State (Sr., LF)
Apr. 28: Kieston Greene, Wright State (Sr., OF)

Horizon League Pitcher of the Week:
Feb. 17: Joey Hoelzel, Wright State (Sr., RHP)
Feb. 24: Travis Hissong, Wright State (Jr., RHP)
Mar. 3: Jake Paulson, Oakland (Jr., RHP)
Mar. 10: Dalton Lundeen, Valparaiso (So., LHP)
Mar. 17: Joey Hoelzel, Wright State (Sr., RHP)
Mar. 24: Robby Sexton, Wright State (So., LHP)
Mar. 31: Jack Andersen, UIC (So., RHP)
Apr. 7: Dalton Lundeen, Valparaiso (So., LHP)
Apr. 14: Dalton Lundeen, Valparaiso (So., LHP)
Apr. 21: Cody Peterson, Milwaukee (Jr., RHP)
               Cole Webb, Valparaiso (Sr., RHP)
Apr. 28: Andrew Elliott, Wright State (Jr., RHP)