Kennedy Named CL Baseball Player of the Week

CL Athletes of the Week April 13-April 19 | TU Honors Page

JACKSON, Mich. – Taylor University's Ben Kennedy has been named the Crossroads League Baseball Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Kennedy's stellar performance in a four-game sweep over Indiana Wesleyan helped No. 1 Taylor clinch a share of the CL regular season title.

Kennedy, a senior from Evansville, Indiana, powered the top-ranked Trojans by hitting .533 (8-for-15) with four home runs, three doubles and 12 runs batted in to earn his first career Player of the Week recognition. The shortstop set the tone with a 4-for-4 effort in the first game of the series and hit safely in all four contests.

The biggest moment of the series came in Game 3, when Kennedy launched the first grand slam of his career to erase a 3-0 IWU lead in the eventual 8-6 victory. He then recorded his third career multi-homer game in the series finale, finishing Friday's doubleheader with three home runs and eight RBIs. Just as impactful on defense, Kennedy made several diving plays while factoring into all four double plays turned in the series.

The recognition marks the eighth Crossroads League Baseball weekly award earned by a Trojan this season and the fourth Player of the Week selection. Taylor Athletics has now garnered 59 Crossroads League, WHAC and MSFA Player-of-the-Week awards and six NAIA National Athlete-of-the-Week honors during the 2025-26 campaign.

No. 1 Taylor travels to No. 24 Marian on Thursday and Saturday to close out the regular season.