Hank Akard
#2 5-10 155
Jr.
Indianapolis Ind. (Ben Davis)
Career: Hank emerged as one of the most
versatile players in the NCAA Division III Mideast Region with a
breakthrough year.
2012: Named third-team all-Mideast Region and second team all-HCAC
after batting .371 with 62 hits, 14 doubles, 33 runs scored, 19
RBIs and 12 stolen bases...also finished 1-1 with a 3.13 earned run
average and five saves on the mound...ranks second in school
history with nine career saves...recorded 18 multiple-hit games and
was voted Team Most Valuable Player...had a 14-game hitting
streak...smashed two doubles against Brandis and New
Jersey...recorded five pitching strikeouts vs. Loras
and Defiance.
2011: Batted .237 in 23 appearances in the outfield and tallied a
1-1 mark with four saves...had two hits in a game twice...five
scoreless appearances in a row from April 3-May 12.
High School: Twice named all-conference at Ben Davis H.S...
academic all-conference three times...three-year varsity letter
winner...Eli Lilly Internship and National Honor Society.
Personal: Civil engineering major...son of Richard and Tracy
Akard...born on Apr. 25, 1992.