Scott Krutel Named AMC Baseball Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS, MO (05/02/2013)(readMedia)-- Missouri Baptist University Baseball player Scott Krutel was named the American Midwest Conference Player of the Week on Monday after two huge performances last week. Krutel is a senior from Valley Park, Mo., who is majoring in sport management.

The first baseman hit .727 last week in two games, including going 5-6 against Benedictine-Springfield in the quarterfinals of the AMC Tournament on Friday. Krutel hit three doubles and recorded four runs while also driving in two in the 13-8 Spartan victory. He also hit an outstanding 1.182 slugging percentage for the week.

The Missouri Baptist University Department of Athletics supports 25 varsity athletics programs and seven junior varsity sports. The University is a proud member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and is a NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Award winner. Spartan Athletics also encompasses several non-NAIA teams to its credit.

Missouri Baptist University is a Christ-centered university located in Saint Louis. MBU offers more than 40 undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees in education, business and religion and its new terminal degree, the Doctor of Education. In addition to its 66-acre West St. Louis County campus, MBU offers degree programs at 10 regional learning centers throughout Saint Louis, in Southern Illinois and online. For more information, go to www.mobap.edu or call 1-877-434-1115.