Dues honored for monster performance last week   Â
4/22/2019 1:05:00 PM | Baseball
Wright State redshirt freshman Damon Dues has been named the Horizon League Player of the Week for his performance the week of Apr. 15-21st. Dues swung a hot bat, registering eight hits in 13 at-bats.Â
Dues wins the award for the first time this season after driving in a staggering 11 runs on the week, and scoring another six himself. His .700 on base percentage for the week also included six walks, and Dues increased his league batting average to .327.
His performance this season has led him to the top-5 in the Horizon League in runs scored, runs batted in, and stolen bases. Dues follows teammates Seth Gray and Peyton Burdick as the three position players to be honored as the Horizon League Player of the Week thus far in the 2019 season.
Full Horizon League Release
INDIANAPOLIS – Damon Dues of Wright State hit over .600 for the week and drove in 11 runs including hitting a pair of grand slams to be named Nike® #HLBASE Batter of the Week, while Youngstown State's Travis Perry tossed 7.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to earn a win in the series finale to claim Nike® #HLBASE Pitcher of the Week as the Horizon League announced its weekly baseball honors on Monday.
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#HLBASE Batter of the Week
Damon Dues | Wright State | Freshman | Infielder | Vandalia, Ohio
Dues started in all four games for the Raiders and registered eight hits in just 13 at-bats, while scoring six runs and driving in 11 more. The freshman also recorded a double and two home runs, both grand slams, at Milwaukee for 15 total bases. For the week, he finished with a .615 batting average, 1.154 slugging percentage and .700 on-base percentage with six walks. In addition, Dues went 4-for-4 in steal attempts. Dues raised his batting average in League play to .327 and is top-5 in runs scored, RBIs and stolen bases.
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#HLBASE Pitcher of the Week
Travis Perry | Youngstown State | Freshman | Right-Handed Pitcher | Oil City, Pa.
Perry tossed 7.2 innings of shutout baseball to lead the Penguins in an 8-2 win over Northern Kentucky on Friday afternoon. Perry scattered just three hits and struck out a career-high eight batters against the Norse. He did not allow a runner to reach third base and retired the first 10 Norse hitters he faced. It was the second time in his last three outings that he has pitched into the eighth inning during a start.
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2019 Nike® #HLBASE Batters of the Week
February 18 – Mitchell Buban, Milwaukee
February 25 – Blaze Glenn, Youngstown State
March 4 – Peyton Burdick, Wright State
March 11 – Seth Gray, Wright State
March 18 – Andrew Bacon, Northern Kentucky
March 25 – Joe Vyskocil, Milwaukee
April 1 – Scott Ota, UIC
April 8 – Blaze Glenn, Youngstown State
April 15 – Scott Ota, UIC & Trevor Schwecke, Milwaukee
April 22 – Damon Dues, Wright State
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2019 Nike® #HLBASE Pitchers of the Week
February 18 – Zane Collins, Wright State
February 25 – Joey Fredrickson, UIC
March 4 – Zane Collins, Wright State
March 11 – Jacob Key, UIC
March 18 – Joe Martin, Northern Kentucky
March 25 – Beau Keathley, Oakland
April 1 – Bear Bellomy, Wright State
April 8 – Beau Keathley, Oakland
April 15 – Patrick Martin, UIC
April 22 – Travis Perry, Youngstown State
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Dues wins the award for the first time this season after driving in a staggering 11 runs on the week, and scoring another six himself. His .700 on base percentage for the week also included six walks, and Dues increased his league batting average to .327.
His performance this season has led him to the top-5 in the Horizon League in runs scored, runs batted in, and stolen bases. Dues follows teammates Seth Gray and Peyton Burdick as the three position players to be honored as the Horizon League Player of the Week thus far in the 2019 season.
Full Horizon League Release
INDIANAPOLIS – Damon Dues of Wright State hit over .600 for the week and drove in 11 runs including hitting a pair of grand slams to be named Nike® #HLBASE Batter of the Week, while Youngstown State's Travis Perry tossed 7.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to earn a win in the series finale to claim Nike® #HLBASE Pitcher of the Week as the Horizon League announced its weekly baseball honors on Monday.
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#HLBASE Batter of the Week
Damon Dues | Wright State | Freshman | Infielder | Vandalia, Ohio
Dues started in all four games for the Raiders and registered eight hits in just 13 at-bats, while scoring six runs and driving in 11 more. The freshman also recorded a double and two home runs, both grand slams, at Milwaukee for 15 total bases. For the week, he finished with a .615 batting average, 1.154 slugging percentage and .700 on-base percentage with six walks. In addition, Dues went 4-for-4 in steal attempts. Dues raised his batting average in League play to .327 and is top-5 in runs scored, RBIs and stolen bases.
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#HLBASE Pitcher of the Week
Travis Perry | Youngstown State | Freshman | Right-Handed Pitcher | Oil City, Pa.
Perry tossed 7.2 innings of shutout baseball to lead the Penguins in an 8-2 win over Northern Kentucky on Friday afternoon. Perry scattered just three hits and struck out a career-high eight batters against the Norse. He did not allow a runner to reach third base and retired the first 10 Norse hitters he faced. It was the second time in his last three outings that he has pitched into the eighth inning during a start.
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2019 Nike® #HLBASE Batters of the Week
February 18 – Mitchell Buban, Milwaukee
February 25 – Blaze Glenn, Youngstown State
March 4 – Peyton Burdick, Wright State
March 11 – Seth Gray, Wright State
March 18 – Andrew Bacon, Northern Kentucky
March 25 – Joe Vyskocil, Milwaukee
April 1 – Scott Ota, UIC
April 8 – Blaze Glenn, Youngstown State
April 15 – Scott Ota, UIC & Trevor Schwecke, Milwaukee
April 22 – Damon Dues, Wright State
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2019 Nike® #HLBASE Pitchers of the Week
February 18 – Zane Collins, Wright State
February 25 – Joey Fredrickson, UIC
March 4 – Zane Collins, Wright State
March 11 – Jacob Key, UIC
March 18 – Joe Martin, Northern Kentucky
March 25 – Beau Keathley, Oakland
April 1 – Bear Bellomy, Wright State
April 8 – Beau Keathley, Oakland
April 15 – Patrick Martin, UIC
April 22 – Travis Perry, Youngstown State
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