BISMARCK, N.D. -- Bellevue University senior Alec Ackerman (Parker, Colo.) has been voted the North Star Athletic Association Baseball Player of the Week, as announced by the NSAA office on Monday.
Ackerman batted .800 with a 2.018 OPS in five games with three doubles, a tripe, a home run, 11 RBI, and eight runs scored. He also played errorless defense at first base as the Bruins picked up a run-rule victory over Morningside University on Tuesday before leading BU to a four-game NSAA series sweep over Dickinson State.
Ackerman posted five multi-hit games on the week, reaching base safely at least three times in each contest. In each of the first three games last week, he had at least three hits including an extra-base hit.
It is the second NSAA Player of the Week award for Ackerman, who was previously honored on Mar. 4.
On the season, Ackerman now leads the Bruins in hitting (.427), on-base percentage (.505), triples (3), RBI (31). He ranks second in slugging (.740), OPS (1.245), and extra-base hits (15) while also being top five in doubles (3rd, 6), home runs (3rd, 6), and runs scored (4th, 20) and has a .995 fielding percentage in 200 total chances at first base.
The Bruins (20-9) are next scheduled to play a four-game series at Waldorf University this weekend in Forest City, Iowa. Friday's double-header is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch with Saturday's twin-bill beginning at noon.
