@OW_Panthers Baseball racks up Skyline Conference Pitcher and Player of the Week honors

Senior Tim Ingram earned Pitcher of the Week as sophomore Tommy Ziegen claimed Player of the Week laurels

By: Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

Baseball | 3/30/2015 3:46:00 PM

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NEW YORK (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - SUNY Old Westbury baseball senior right-handed pitcher Tim Ingram, and sophomore shortstop Tommy Ziegen, earned Skyline Conference Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, announced in Monday's report for games played March 23-29. Old Westbury went 4-0 last week, which included 10-3 and 23-3 Skyline Conference victories over Mount Saint Vincent (Mar. 29) to close out the week.

Ingram, a native of Westbury, New York, improved his season's record to 3-1 after posting a 2-0 mark while holding the opposition to a .167 batting average for the week. He struck out 16 batters in two starts with a 1.00 ERA and allowed just five hits and two walks in nine innings of work. Ingram fanned nine batters in four shutout innings to open the week in Old Westbury's 15-1 win against CCNY (Mar. 23). He then struck out seven in five innings to help clinch the sweep of Mount Saint Vincent in game two.

Ingram currently leads the conference with 26 strikeouts and ranks fourth with a 2.29 ERA in 19.2 innings.

Hailing from Glen Cove, New York, Ziegen produced four multi-hit games last week to bat .500 (9-18) with six runs scored, 12 RBI and tied a career-high with a pair of three-hit performances. In game two against Mount Saint Vincent, he slugged a two-run home run and a grand slam while driving in a career-best six runs and scored three (tied career-high). He added two-hit games in the opener versus Mount Saint Vincent (2-5, RBI, R, 2B) as well as against CCNY (2-5, 3 RBI, R, 2B) and Baruch (2-4, 2 RBI, R).

On the season, Ziegen is ranks among the conference leaders in batting average (14th, .378), runs scored (T-2nd, 13), RBI (2nd, 14), home runs (T-2nd, 2), triples (T-2nd, 2), total bases (4th, 27) and stolen bases (T-5th, 6).

MARITIME PRIVATEERS UP NEXT FOR INGRAM, ZIEGEN AND THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns home for a Skyline Conference doubleheader on Monday (Mar. 30) at 4 p.m. against the Maritime Privateers from Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.

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