Kellen Mitchell Award Position Player of the Week Week Of 4/12/2021 Sport Baseball School University of Dubuque Year Senior Position First Base Hometown Batavia, Illinois High School Wheaton Academy Male Athlete of the Week - Baseball – Position Player of the Week Kellen Mitchell, University of Dubuque Sr., 1B, Batavia, Ill./Wheaton Academy Mitchell helped lead the Spartans to a series victory at Nebraska Wesleyan April 10-11, taking three of four games. Over the series, Mitchell collected six hits, eight RBI, two doubles, hit by pitches three times, three walks, two home runs, and scored five runs. In UD’s 20-run outburst in the series finale, he went 2-2 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk, and 2 HBP, with five RBI. Game 1: Dubuque 8, Nebraska Wesleyan 6 – 1-for-4 (.250), R, H, 2 RBI, HR (two-run), BB, 5 putouts. Game 2: Dubuque 11, Nebraska Wesleyan 7 (F/12) – 1-for-3 (.333), H, RBI, 2B, HBP, 4-putouts. Game 3: Nebraska Wesleyan 5, Dubuque 4 – 2-for-4 (.500), 2 H, 1-putout. Game 4: Dubuque 20, Nebraska Wesleyan 8 – 2-for-2 (1.000),4 R, 2 H, 5 RBI, 2B, HR (two-run), 2 HPB, 4-putouts. Dubuque improves to 8-11 on the season and evens their conference record to 6-6. The senior is the first Spartan to earn Position Player of the Week honors since Will Doherty on May 13, 2018. Mitchell is collecting his second career Position Player of the Week accolade (4/12/21, 5/6/18).
