INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland infielder Michael Stygles was named Nike® Horizon League Co-Batter of the Week along with Youngstown State's Blaze Glenn announced by the league office on Tuesday.
 
For the second consecutive Horizon League series, Stygles, a senior from DeWitt, Mich., hit a blistering .692 going 9-for-13 with nine RBI, a home run, double, 13 total bases, 1.000 slugging percentage and .688 on-base percentage to lead Oakland to the team's second consecutive Horizon League series win of the season taking 3-of-4 games against Northern Kentucky. In Oakland's 9-6 series-opening win, Stygles belted a three-run home run while going 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI. He then hit 4-for-6 with two RBI, a double, and run scored in the doubleheader split. In the series-clinching win, Stygles went 2-for-4 delivering a clutch two-run single breaking a 3-3 tie with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead Oakland to a 5-3 win.
 
Last weekend, Stygles hit .692 going 9-for-13 with three RBI, two doubles, two runs, and 12 total bases with a .923 slugging percentage and .714 on-base percentage to lead Oakland to the team's first Horizon League series win of the season at Milwaukee.
 
Oakland travels to league leader Wright State for a four-game set beginning on Friday, May 14 at 3 p.m.
 
2021 Nike® #HLBASE Batters of the Week
February 24 – Matt Bottcher, UIC
March 2 – Turner Grau, Youngstown State
March 10 – Quincy Hamilton, Wright State
March 16 – Tyler Black, Wright State
March 23 – Quincy Hamilton, Wright State
March 30 – Matt Bottcher, UIC
April 6 – Dominick Bucko, Youngstown State
April 13 – Joshua Figueroa, UIC
April 20 – Nick Caruso, Youngstown State
April 27 – Alec Sayre, Wright State
May 4 – Alec Sayre, Wright State
May 11 – Michael Stygles, Oakland & Blaze Glenn, Youngstown State
 
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