LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Mansfield University senior Tanner Klein, a Clarion High School graduate, was named second-Team All-PSAC East honors at third base in voting conducted by conference head coaches.
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Klein posted a .317 batting average in 2017 with 51 hits in 161 at-bats. The senior totaled 16 extra base hits with a team-best 12 doubles to go along with four home runs. He recorded 28 runs and drove in 26.
Klein hit safely in 35 games this season with 13 multi-hit performances. He posted a .466 slugging pct. and a .389 on-base percentage.
In the field, Klein recorded a .963 fielding percentage with 78 putouts and 53 assists. He was involved in 13 double plays turned.
Klein also served as a weekend starter for the Mounties, earning four wins in 11 appearances on the mound. He recorded two complete game wins including a shutout of nationally-ranked Millersville. Klein struck out 30 batters on the year with a season-high seven at Chowan.
Klein is one of two Clarion County High School graduates to earn All-PSAC honors in baseball this year joining Union’s Kane McCall.
