Sean Keys Named Patriot League Player of Week for Third Time in 2023
5/2/2023 1:34:00 PM | Baseball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell sophomore third baseman Sean Keys collected his third Patriot League Player of the Week citation of the 2023 season on Tuesday after another big week that saw him drive in eight runs in four games.
Keys went 5-for-13 (.385) at the plate in those four games, with four of the five hits going for extra bases (two homers, two doubles). He hit a 3-run homer in what became a rain-shortened 7-7 tie at Saint Joseph's last Wednesday, and then he helped the Bison to a critical three-game sweep of Holy Cross over the weekend.
In the second game of the Holy Cross series, Keys hit a two-run double in the seventh inning that reduced Bucknell's deficit from 4-1 to 4-3, and then one inning later he broke a 5-5 tie with an RBI double inside the chalk in left field.
In Monday's series finale, Keys reached base all four times with two hits and two walks, and his two-run blast in the sixth extended his team's lead to 7-3. That proved to be important when Holy Cross rallied for two runs in the ninth, but the Bison were able to hang on and win 7-5, clinching the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament in the process.
Monday's home run was Keys' 12th of the season, tying him with Kevin Silverman (1996) for sixth place on Bucknell's single-season chart. His 54 RBIs also rank No. 6 all-time. Keys is slashing .323/.425/.645 on the season, and he ranks in the top-10 in the Patriot League in eight different offensive categories, including second in RBIs, third in slugging percentage, and fourth in OPS.
The Bison are now 21-21-1 overall and 14-11 in the Patriot League. The team will now break for final exams before hosting Navy in a Patriot League Tournament best-two-of-three semifinal series at Depew Field starting May 13.
Keys went 5-for-13 (.385) at the plate in those four games, with four of the five hits going for extra bases (two homers, two doubles). He hit a 3-run homer in what became a rain-shortened 7-7 tie at Saint Joseph's last Wednesday, and then he helped the Bison to a critical three-game sweep of Holy Cross over the weekend.
In the second game of the Holy Cross series, Keys hit a two-run double in the seventh inning that reduced Bucknell's deficit from 4-1 to 4-3, and then one inning later he broke a 5-5 tie with an RBI double inside the chalk in left field.
In Monday's series finale, Keys reached base all four times with two hits and two walks, and his two-run blast in the sixth extended his team's lead to 7-3. That proved to be important when Holy Cross rallied for two runs in the ninth, but the Bison were able to hang on and win 7-5, clinching the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament in the process.
Here's a look at the Sean Keys blast in the 6th. His 12th homer of the year moves him into a tie for 6th with Kevin Silverman on Bucknell's single-season list. #rayBucknell
— Bucknell Baseball ⚾️ (@Bucknell_BB) May 1, 2023
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Monday's home run was Keys' 12th of the season, tying him with Kevin Silverman (1996) for sixth place on Bucknell's single-season chart. His 54 RBIs also rank No. 6 all-time. Keys is slashing .323/.425/.645 on the season, and he ranks in the top-10 in the Patriot League in eight different offensive categories, including second in RBIs, third in slugging percentage, and fourth in OPS.
The Bison are now 21-21-1 overall and 14-11 in the Patriot League. The team will now break for final exams before hosting Navy in a Patriot League Tournament best-two-of-three semifinal series at Depew Field starting May 13.
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