ESCANABA – Bay College baseball’s Josh Blake (SO, Seffner, FL) was named the MCCAA Northern Conference Player of the Week for his efforts for the week of April 8-14.

Blake made his presence known in the pair of wins.

Josh helped the Norse bounce back after being shutout in the opener of a doubleheader with Minnesota Post Grad on April 11, finishing 3-for-5 with two doubles, five RBI, and a run scored in a 13-5 win.

On April 12, the Norse had to fight from behind against Viterbo’s Developmental Team. Blake was part of a big fourth inning that closed the gap. He singled to keep the inning alive and scored later in the inning to cut the lead to one. He also drew a walk and scored one of the go-ahead runs in a pivotal fifth inning. Blake was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk in an 8-4 win.

For the week, Blake was 4-for-8 with two doubles, five RBI, and three runs scored while committing no errors in the field.