Baseball

Preseason Baseball Preseason Awards | Big Ten Baseball

Preseason Baseball Preseason Awards | Big Ten Baseball (s__tAJ7KX7M)

Who Is Going to Hit the First Home Run of the Season? | Penn State Baseball

Who Is Going to Hit the First Home Run of the Season? | Penn State Baseball (f2_KiQQtp08)

Impersonate the Coach | Purdue Baseball (50rJUXlCcEo)

Highlights from the Hoosiers MLB Draft Picks | Indiana Baseball

Highlights from the Hoosiers MLB Draft Picks | Indiana Baseball (EHNKRFK8kgg)

Nebrasks'a Josh Caron HR vs. Penn State | 2024 Big Ten Baseball Championship Game

Nebrasks'a Josh Caron HR vs. Penn State | 2024 Big Ten Baseball Championship Game (FWFm5ryYlZI)

Nebraska Baseball

Friday night baseball.

🆚: Louisiana
📍: Lafayette, LA
⌚️: 6:00 PM CT
💻: ESPN+
📻: @HuskersRadio https://t.co/EojuGgZsc1

Iowa Baseball

Squad up.

#Hawkeyes https://t.co/33dVazcVpx

Purdue Baseball

2nd Friday of the Season = Game #30 in North Carolina since 2019. #BoilerUp 

🦅 🆚 🚂
🕓 4pm, but could move to 5pm
🌎 Holly Springs, NC
🏟️ Ting Stadium
💪 @CarterDoorn vs. RHP Gage Wheaton
🆓 Admission All Weekend &amp; Next
📻 WSHY 104.3 FM https://t.co/1gtPAI96sz

Minnesota Baseball

𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 😆⚾

🆚 Oklahoma Sooners
⏰ 12 p.m. CT
📺 D1Baseball
📊https://t.co/7AXC9MImXD https://t.co/aGGNUgh3jt

Michigan State Baseball

It's a Friday SPARTAN GAMEDAY!!

Sam Busch &amp; the Spartans are in Corpus Christi, TX for the Kleberg Bank College Classic, opening the tournament vs. Washington State today at 1 pm ET / 12 pm CT!!

💻($): https://t.co/i4oOrcSBNY
🔢: https://t.co/ty6P61t3ZV

#GoGreen | @Samwbusch https://t.co/UeoVCJk9DR

Michigan Baseball

Weekend Two of College Baseball Starts Today! 
We face off against No. 22 TCU at @GlobeLifeField with first pitch at 3 pm CT! 

Streaming: https://t.co/w1Deb4MRiL (FloCollege)
Stats: https://t.co/oc60YCj7J7

#GoBlue https://t.co/7imI85DjRs

Ohio State Baseball

𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙅𝙖𝙭 🌰⚾️

🆚 No. 12 NC State
⏰ 2:00 PM
📍 Jacksonville, Fla. 
🏟️ 121 Financial Ballpark
☀️ 51° and Sunny
📺 @d1baseball 
📊 https://t.co/MoldXDLZlu
🎟️ https://t.co/vCWjdvBrpf

#GoBucks | @JaxCBC https://t.co/cd7WmVSylb

USC Baseball

The Trojans have touched down in H-Town ✌️

#FightOn x #Brick_By_Brick https://t.co/mj5BUTOiK3

Washington Baseball

Ready for a clash with the Cardinal ⚔️ https://t.co/Ky8kaP2Lrr

UCLA Baseball

Business trip 💼 https://t.co/BAT40mfuh9

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played Feb. 14-16.PLAYER OF THE WEEK Logan Sutter, Purdue Sr. — INF/DH — Loomis, Calif. — Folsom Lake JC<ul><li>Compiled a .571/.667/1.000 slash to lead Purdue to a sweep of Stephen F. Austin in Sugar Land, Texas and a 4-0 start to the season</li><li>Went 8-for-14 at the plate, collecting six runs, eight RBI and 14 total bases</li><li>Safely hit in all four games, homering in the season opener and driving in the game-winning run in game two of the series</li><li>Played a different position all three days — first base on Friday, third base on Saturday and DH on Sunday</li><li>Last Boilermaker chosen Player of the Week: Connor Caskenette on April 29, 2024</li></ul>PITCHER OF THE WEEK Joseph Dzierwa, Michigan State Jr. — LHP — Haskins, Ohio — Otsego<ul><li>Kicked started Michigan State’s season with six innings of one-hit ball in a 2-0 win over Western Michigan at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary, N.C.</li><li>Fanned the first seven batters he faced, finishing with a career-high 11 strikeouts to earn the win</li><li>Threw a perfect game through 4.2 innings, retiring first 14 batters faced</li><li>The 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team selection collects his first Big Ten weekly accolade</li><li>Last Spartan named Pitcher of the Week: Harrison Cook on May 1, 2023</li></ul> FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Matthew Kouser, Northwestern Fr. — RHP — Haddonfield, N.J. — St. Augustine Prep<ul><li>Won his first collegiate start, a 4-3 decision at Long Beach State on Feb. 16</li><li>Over six innings of work, held LBSU to one earned run, two hits, and a .105 batting average</li><li>Helped Northwestern to its first opening series win since 2008</li><li>The 6-foot-5 right-hander receives his first Big Ten certificate</li><li>Last Wildcat tabbed Freshman of the Week: Sean Sullivan on March 16, 2022 </li></ul>2025 BIG TEN BASEBALL WEEKLY AWARDS Feb. 17 PL: Logan Sutter, Sr., INF/DH, PUR P: Joseph Dzierwa, Jr., S-LHP, MSU F: Matthew Kouser, Fr., S-RHP, NU

Week #1.png

B1G_News_Feed_Logo.svg

Big Ten Conference

Draft: Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue Earn Weekly Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Oregon, coming off an appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals, has been tabbed the favorite to win the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Championship according to the Big Ten Preseason Poll released Wednesday. Balloting was conducted by the conference’s 17 head coaches. Coaches also selected three student-athletes from their respective squads to comprise the 51-member Players to Watch List. Oregon, Nebraska and Indiana occupy the top three spots in the poll, all three programs participated in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. UCLA, Michigan and USC round out the poll which projected the top six spots. In preseason Top 20 polls, Oregon is ranked 12th by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and D1Baseball, 14th by USA Today and Perfect Game, and 19th by Baseball America. Nebraska is rated 24th by the NCBWA and D1Baseball while Indiana is ranked 25th by Baseball America and the NCBWA. The Big Ten Players to Watch List features 13 players who earned All-Big Ten honors last season, including four from the first team — Illinois’ Jacob Schroeder, Indiana’s Devin Taylor, Maryland’s Eddie Hacopian and Michigan’s Mitch Voit. The Big Ten baseball season commences Friday with Big Ten games beginning March 7. Big Ten Preseason Poll 1. Oregon 2. Nebraska 3. Indiana 4. UCLA 5. Michigan 6. USCBIG TEN PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">NAME</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">SCHOOL</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">YR</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">POS</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">HOMETOWN</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Plumley</td><td>Illinois</td><td>Jr.</td><td>RHP</td><td>Chicago, Ill.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Jacob Schroeder +</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Illinois</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Gr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">C</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Chicago, Ill.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Drake Westcott *</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Illinois</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">1B</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Edwardsville, Ill.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Tyler Cerny *</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">SS</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Greenwood, Ind.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Ben Grable</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Gr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Pasadena, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Devin Taylor +</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Cincinnati, Ohio</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Gable Mitchell</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">INF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Iowa City, Iowa</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Andy Nelson *</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">5th</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">UTL</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Winfield, Ill.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Cade Obermueller</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">LHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Iowa City, Iowa</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Chris Hacopian ^</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Maryland</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">SS</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Potomac, Md.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Eddie Hacopian +</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Maryland</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">3B</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Potomac, Md.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Kyle McCoy</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Maryland</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">LHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Ringoes, N.J.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Gavin DeVooght</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Michigan</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Walled Lake, Mich.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Dylan Vigue</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Michigan</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Leominster, Mass.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Mitch Voit +</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Michigan</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">2B</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Milwaukee, Wis.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Joseph Dzierwa ^</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Michigan State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">LHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Otsego, Mich.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Ryan McKay</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Michigan State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">2B</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Clarkston, Mich.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Randy Seymour</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Michigan State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">SS</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Frankfort, Ill.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Josh Fitzgerald ^</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Minnesota</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Mason City, Iowa</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Weber Neels</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Minnesota</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">C</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Cottage Grove, Minn.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Kyle Remington</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Minnesota</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Grand Rapids, Mich.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Dylan Carey</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Nebraska</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">SS</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Castle Rock, Colo.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Cael Frost</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Nebraska</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Gilbertville, Iowa</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Mason McConnaughey ^</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Nebraska</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Topeka, Kansas</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Jackson Freeman</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Northwestern</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Ladera Ranch, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Owen McElfatrick</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Northwestern</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">INF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Tampa, Fla.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Bennett Markinson</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Northwestern</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">C</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Tarzana, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Matthew Graveline</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Ohio State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">C/OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Centerville, Ohio</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Chase Herrell</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Ohio State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Milford, Ohio</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Blaine Wynk *</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Ohio State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Miamisburg, Ohio</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Grayson Grinsell</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Oregon</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">LHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Reno, Nev.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Maddox Molony</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Oregon</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">SS</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Springfield, Ore.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Mason Neville</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Oregon</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Las Vegas, Nev.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Ryan DeSanto</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Penn State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">LHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Frederick, Md.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Paxton Kling</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Penn State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Roaring Spring, Pa.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Bryce Molinaro *</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Penn State</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">3B</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Drums, Pa.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Brandon Anderson</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Purdue</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">3B</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Richmond, Ky.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">CJ Richmond</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Purdue</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">1B</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Indianapolis, Ind.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Keenan Spence</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Purdue</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Caroline Springs, Australia</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Trevor Cohen</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Rutgers</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Brigantine, N.J.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Ty Doucette</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Rutgers</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">1B</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Dartmouth, Nova Scotia</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Justin Shadek</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Rutgers</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Fr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Kinnelon, N.J.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Roch Cholowsky</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">UCLA</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">SS</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Chandler, Ariz.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Cody Delvecchio</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">UCLA</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Mission Hills, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Dean West</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">UCLA</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Woodland Hills, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Michael Ebner</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">USC</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Pasadena, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">USC</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">INF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">San Diego, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Kevin Takeuchi</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">USC</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">So.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">INF/OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">San Diego, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Max Banks</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Washington</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">San Francisco, Calif.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">AJ Guerrero</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Washington</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Sr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">OF</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Fife, Wash.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 180px;text-align: center;">Isaac Yeager</td><td style="width: 125px;text-align: center;">Washington</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">Jr.</td><td style="width: 33px;text-align: center;">RHP</td><td style="width: 213px;text-align: center;">Seattle, Wash.</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;+ 2024 All-Big Ten First Team ^ 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team * 2024 All-Big Ten Third Team

baseball.preseason.png

Oregon Favored in Big Ten Baseball Preseason Poll

baseballtv2.10.png

Big Ten Announces 2025 Baseball Television Schedule

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference and Chi Alpha Sigma have announced a partnership to welcome all 18 conference institutions into the National College Athlete Honor Society. The arrangement makes the Big Ten the 14th collegiate athletic conference - and the first from NCAA Division I - to enroll its full membership in Chi Alpha Sigma this year. “We’re proud to establish Chi Alpha Sigma chapters across the Big Ten Conference’s18 member institutions,” said Rutgers University Faculty Athletics Representative, Thomas Stephens. “This is an opportunity to annually recognize our students who are competing at the absolute highest level in the classroom and in competition.” Seven Big Ten institutions had previous membership in Chi Alpha Sigma. Through this conference-wide partnership, all 18 Big Ten institutions will now be able to induct student-athletes of junior academic standing or higher who maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale into the National College Athlete Honor Society. “It’s incredibly exciting to welcome the Big Ten into Chi Alpha Sigma,” executive director Kellen Wells-Mangold said. “The long tradition of combined excellence in athletics and academics and continued commitment to celebrating student-athlete achievement makes the Conference a perfect fit for Chi Alpha Sigma.” Induction ceremonies will be held later this year on each Big Ten campus at times determined by the institutions. Inductees will also be eligible for additional national awards, postgraduate scholarships, and other benefits offered by Chi Alpha Sigma. “This partnership is also a personal source of pride for Chi Alpha Sigma staff, as both [assistant director] BJ Pickard and I are alumni of Big Ten institutions,” Wells-Mangold added.Wells-Mangold is a 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa, while Pickard earned his Master’s degree at the University of Washington in 2011. Chi Alpha Sigma was founded in 1996 by then-DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime. The name “Chi Alpha Sigma” was chosen to identify the organization as a national “College Athlete Society.”&nbsp; Any four-year institution with membership in an association or organization that promotes academic achievement and varsity-level athletics competition while committing to the principles of integrity, sportsmanship, and overall development of their student-athletes may apply for membership in Chi Alpha Sigma. There are currently more than 460 active chapters across all divisions of college athletics in the United States.

chialpha.png

Chi Alpha Sigma Release

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Defending Big Ten Champion Illinois will host Michigan in a three-game series at historic Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, Florida to open the 2025 Big Ten Conference baseball schedule. The conference series will take place the second weekend of March and streamed on B1G+. Dates and start times: Friday, March 7 — 6:30 p.m. ET Saturday, March 8 — 4:00 p.m. ET Sunday, March 9 — 12:00 p.m. ETIllinois posted a 35-21 record last year, capturing its first Big Ten regular season title since 2015 and advancing to the NCAA postseason. Michigan is coming off a 32-28 campaign and a fourth-place finish in the Big Ten. The Wolverines reached the semifinals of the 2024 Big Ten Tournament Presented by IFS.ai. Big Ten Baseball makes its debut at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, the central hub for all MLB-led baseball and softball development programming. With a rich baseball tradition, Holman Stadium offers a unique atmosphere, enhanced by the scenic beauty of Vero Beach. Tickets for the Big Ten series go on sale today at 5:00 p.m. ET. Single game tickets and full series ticket packages can be purchased at <a href="http://www.mlb.com/robinson-training-complex">www.mlb.com/robinson-training-complex</a>. <img asset_uid="blt5b2d0019f720188c" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt5b2d0019f720188c/67926247ee8f38e01caa55fc/Big10Tix_(2).jpg" alt="Big10Tix (2).jpg" height="auto"/>

JRC.jpg

Big Ten Baseball Coming to Vero Beach

ROSEMONT, Ill – In honor of Jackie Robinson’s core values of courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence, the Big Ten Conference today announced the inaugural Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact Award to recognize the conference’s student-athletes who have made an exceptional impact in their local community. Before breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier, Jackie Robinson was a standout student-athlete at UCLA, where he was the school’s first four-sport letter winner, excelling in football, basketball, track and field, and baseball.Student-athletes will be nominated based on the following criteria:<ul><li>Demonstrated Impact: Significant and tangible contributions to community projects or causes, including measurable outcomes or positive changes resulting from their involvement.</li></ul><ul><li>Collaboration and Teamwork: Ability to work effectively with others, including peers, organizations, and community members, to achieve common goals and enhance community impact.</li></ul><ul><li>Consistency and Commitment: Ongoing and consistent participation in community service activities over an extended period of time.</li></ul><ul><li>Visibility and Advocacy: Efforts to raise awareness and advocate for important groups or causes, leveraging their platform to promote positive change and engage others.</li></ul>"The Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact Award celebrates Jackie’s legacy of excellence in community service,” said Sonya Pankey Robinson, Jackie’s first grandchild, Director and board member of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. "We are proud to recognize 36 outstanding men and women for the incredible impact they make in their community."“It is our privilege and great honor to bestow this award in Jackie’s name upon these deserving Big Ten student-athletes and to express our appreciation for the continuing support of the Jackie Robinson Foundation,” said Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti."Our student-athletes make significant contributions through competition, academics, and community impact,” said Big Ten Senior Vice President, Community &amp; Impact, Omar Brown. “This award allows the Big Ten to recognize these efforts in improving communities, just as we do with their other achievements. Jackie Robinson embodies this award and our goal to honor student-athletes who positively impact others."Each Big Ten member-institution can nominate two student-athletes, one male and one female, from their respective schools. The Big Ten Conference will select two Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact award winners, from the 36 nominations, who will be announced by the Big Ten Conference this spring. All remaining nominees will be recognized with individual awards for their contributions to their local communities.&nbsp;The Big Ten Conference’s commitment to athletics, academics and service goes back to the conference’s founding. Coupling the academic goals set forth by leaders of the charter members of the conference with their steadfast commitment to athletics, the conference instituted the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, the first award to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on intercollegiate athletics. It is awarded annually by each member institution to one male and one female student of the graduating class who has attained the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics.In June of 2020 the conference launched the Big Ten Equality Coalition. This group, which features student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, chancellors, presidents and other members, has a stated goal of seeking tangible ways to actively and constructively combat racism and hate around the world, while also empowering student-athletes to express their rights to free speech and peaceful protest. An important initiative resulting from conversations initiated by the coalition was the Big Ten Voter Registration Initiative.In recent years, several delegations of conference student-athletes and administrators have traveled to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, for an immersive civil rights educational experience entitled: “Big Life Series: Selma to Montgomery.” The visit to one of the key centers of the civil rights movement was highlighted by marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to learn more about the profound impact that young people had on the civil rights movement.Additionally, the Big Ten Conference is dedicated to making a lasting impact on the communities where its major events are held hosting sports clinics, renovating recreation centers, and giving elementary-aged children a behind-the-scenes experience with major Big Ten events. In all cases the conference focuses on creating meaningful improvements aimed at leaving each location better than it was found. Most recently, the Big Ten collaborated with the College Football Playoff Foundation, local sports organizations and local school districts to enhance spaces for teachers and children while providing additional educational and athletic opportunities for children.As Jackie Robison famously said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

JackieRobinson.png

The Big Ten Conference Announces Inaugural “Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award” for Student-Athletes

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Member institutions of the Big Ten Conference will be using TrackMan technology to evaluate Homeplate umpire strike-zones for the 2025 season. As such, Trackman is the exclusive ball tracking provider for the Big Ten. TrackMan uses patented Optically Enhanced Radar Tracking (OERT) to deliver incredible results from a single, small system, from a backfield to the largest stadiums in the world.&nbsp; TrackMan solutions include the world’s finest stadium tracking unit and is used by all 30 Major League Teams. In addition to the Big Ten, TrackMan is utilized by over 300 colleges as well as top amateur organizations, prominent collegiate summer leagues and is embedded in more than 500 stadiums around the globe. “TrackMan has been working with Big Ten Conference institutions to enhance their player development, scouting, and recruiting efforts," says TrackMan Senior Manager James Snikeris. "We are excited to expand our partnership with the Big Ten Conference and provide in-game data to help train and evaluate their umpires.&nbsp; We are looking forward to working together with the Big Ten to improve the experience for the student athletes, coaches, and fans.”

B1GBaseball.jpg

Big Ten Baseball Implements TrackMan For 2025 Campaign

1920.1080_Abbott.jpg

Abbott and the Big Ten Conference Tackle U.S. Blood Shortages with First-of-its-Kind, Nationwide Blood Donation Competition, 'The We Give Blood Drive'

<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt57d367e66be61694/College Baseball HOF.pdf" target="_self">OFFICIAL RELEASE</a> ROSEMONT, Ill. — The College Baseball Foundation announced the 2024 induction class for the College Baseball Hall of Fame at a press conference held Friday at Kauffman Stadium. Pitcher Bill Thom of the University of Southern California was among 11 players chosen for induction. Thom starred for the USC Trojans on the mound from 1957 to 1959. He finished his three years of varsity play with a 23-5 record and 165 strikeouts. He earned First Team All-America honors in 1959 when he won 10 games with a 1.44 ERA and 58 strikeouts. Thom was USC's first-ever College World Series Most Outstanding Player when he led Troy to the 1958 national championship. In the semifinal game versus Missouri, he tossed a three-hit shutout to force the decisive game. The next night, he returned to the mound in the 8th inning of a 7-7 tie and threw another 4.1 scoreless innings. Thom earned a career-high 76 strikeouts in 1958. He received first team All-CIBA honors in 1958 and 1959 and made All-District VIII in 1958. Thom was inducted into the USC Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. The Class of 2024 will be formally inducted in a ceremony at the Night of Champions, on February 13, 2025, in Overland Park, Kansas, home of the College Baseball of Fame.&nbsp;&nbsp;

9.6web.png

USC's Thom Elected to College Baseball Hall of Fame

Jake Cronenworth, MICH Photo courtesy of San Diego Padres/MLB ROSEMONT, Ill. — A total of 61 players from Big Ten institutions have seen action in Major League Baseball this season: ILLINOIS Tyler Jay, LHP — Milwaukee Michael Massey, 2B — Kansas City INDIANA Scott Effross, RHP — New York (AL) Tanner Gordon, RHP — Colorado Tim Herrin, LHP — Cleveland Andrew Saalfrank, LHP — Arizona Kyle Schwarber, OF — Philadelphia&nbsp; IOWA Adam Mazur, RHP — Miami Mason McCoy, SS — San Diego MARYLAND José Cuas, RHP — Toronto Brandon Lowe, 2B/OF — Tampa Bay Kevin Smith, 3B/SS — New York (AL) LaMonte Wade Jr., 1B/OF — San Franciso MICHIGAN Jeff Criswell, RHP — Colorado Jake Cronenworth, IF — San Diego Tommy Henry, LHP — Arizona Rich Hill, LHP — Boston MICHIGAN STATE Brandon Hughes, LHP — Arizona Anthony Misiewicz, LHP — New York (AL) MINNESOTA Lucas Gilbreath, LHP — Colorado Max Mayer, RHP — Miami NEBRASKA Aaron Bummer, LHP — Atlanta Jake Meyers, OF — Houston Cade Povich, LHP — Baltimore Spencer Schwellenbach, RHP — Atlanta Matt Waldron, RHP — San Diego OHIO STATE Dominic Canzone, OF — Seattle Zach Dezenzo, 1B/3B — Houston Dillon Dingler, C — Detroit Ryan Feltner, RHP — Colorado Jack Neely, RHP — Chicago (NL) OREGON Tyler Anderson, LHP — Los Angeles (AL) Garrett Cleavinger, LHP — Tampa Bay Jonny DeLuca, OF — Tampa Bay Cole Irvin, LHP — Baltimore Matt Krook, LHP — Baltimore Scott McGough, RHP — Arizona Ryne Nelson, RHP — Arizona David Peterson, LHP — New York (NL) Spencer Steer, IF/OF — Cincinnati UCLA Jake Bird, RHP — Colorado Sean Bouchard, OF — Colorado Griffin Canning, RHP — Los Angeles (AL) Gerrit Cole, RHP — New York (AL) Brandon Crawford, SS — St. Louis Tyler Heineman, C — Boston Ryan Kreidler, 3B/2B — Detroit Garrett Mitchell, OF — Milwaukee Nick Nastrini, RHP — Chicago (AL) Cody Poteet, RHP — New York (AL) Michael Toglia, 1B/OF — Colorado USC Tyler Gilbert, LHP USC Philadelphia Kyle Hurt, RHP USC Los Angeles Lars Nootbaar, OF USC St. Louis Blake Sabol, C/OF USC San Franciso Garrett Stubbs, C/OF USC Philadelphia WASHINGTON Adam Cimber, RHP — Los Angeles (AL) Levi Jordan, OF/2B — Cincinnati Andrew Kittredge, RHP — St. Louis Austin Shenton, 1B/DH — Tampa Bay Austin Voth, RHP — Seattle

Cronenworth_img_16290635.jpg

Big Ten Schools Providing Talent for MLB Teams

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference today officially admitted the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington, bringing the total number of member institutions to 18. Competition will begin this season for all conference sports.“We are excited today to officially welcome the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. “All four institutions feature a combination of world class academics and athletics that are a great fit for our conference, and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the administrators, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans.”On June 30, 2022, the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC). A little more than a year later, on August 4, 2023, the COP/C voted unanimously once more to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington, with all four schools joining the Conference on August 2, 2024.Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington are all members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of American research institutions devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Today, they also become members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, where Big Ten institutions lead the nation with more than 75,000 instructional staff, 810,000 students, $17.4 billion in annual research expenditures, and 145 million library volumes, representing 25 percent of all print titles in North America. Collaboration through the Big Ten Academic Alliance allows the universities to work more effectively and efficiently by, among other things, sharing a high-speed fiber optic network, offering an array of leadership development programs, building shared infrastructure, and seamlessly sharing library resources.Athletically, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington have won a combined 302 NCAA team championships and have 49 Olympians on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. On the football field, they’ve combined for 10 Heisman Trophies, 73 College Football Hall of Famers, 41 Rose Bowl championships and 173 First Round NFL draft picks, including six this year.The University of Oregon is a Carnegie R1 research university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The Oregon faculty includes a Nobel Prize winner, a MacArthur fellow, a pair of National Medal of Science winners and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Oregon has more than 500 student-athletes competing in 20 sports and have taken home 38 national championships, including men’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track &amp; field men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, acrobatics and tumbling.UCLA has been ranked the nation’s No. 1 public university for seven years in a row by U.S. News &amp; World Report and is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletics programs. UCLA is the most applied-to university in the country. UCLA Athletics has more than 700 student-athletes competing in 25 sports and has won 123 NCAA national championships, the second most in the country.University of Southern California (USC) is a prestigious private research university offering more than 350-degree programs excelling in education, the arts, business, engineering and sciences, as well as in research innovation and healthcare. Sponsoring 23 sports, USC has a long tradition of successful Olympic athletes, boasting more Olympians, medalists and gold medalists than any school in the country. Entering 2024-25, the Trojan teams have won 113 national championships.The University of Washington has been recognized as the No. 1 most innovative public university in the world and recently tied for seventh on the U.S. News &amp; World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings and second among U.S. public institutions. Washington receives more federal research dollars than any other U.S. public university and has been home to seven Nobel Prize winners. In athletics, the Huskies 650 student-athletes compete in 22 sports and have won national championships in football, women’s cross country, men’s rowing, women’s rowing, softball, women’s volleyball and women’s golf. The department annually finishes among the top schools in the nation in the NACDA Director’s Cup.The Big Ten Conference is an association of 18 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women.The Big Ten Network will celebrate the new schools throughout the day Friday, beginning with four hours of classic games, a special one-hour edition of B1G Today, original B1G Moment and B1G Trailblazers programming for each institution, and the Washington edition of BTN’s Football Training Camp Tour in Seattle. Additionally, the Big Ten Conference will debut an updated version of its fan-favorite “Maps” commercial that will include its four new members.

Expansion080224.jpg

University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and University of Washington Officially Join Big Ten Conference

FORT WORTH, Texas – A total of 28 players with ties to the Big Ten Conference were selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft, which took place July 14-16 at the Cowtown Coliseum. This year’s draft class includes 23 players who played in the Big Ten last season and five school signees. Iowa pitcher Brody Brecht was the highest selected player, going 38th overall to the Colorado Rockies. A list of this year’s selections from the 20-round event:2024 MLB DRAFT&nbsp;
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-algin: center;width: 100%;display: table;">
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">NAME</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">SCHOOL</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">ROUND</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">PICK</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(0, 133, 202);">MLB TEAM</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Brody Brecht, RHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">CB-A</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">38</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Colorado Rockies</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, SS</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Rutgers</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">3</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">75</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Oakland Athletics</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Joey Oakie, RHP +</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">3</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">84</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Cleveland Guardians</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Luke Sinnard, RHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">3</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">99</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Atlanta Braves</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Josh Caron, C</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Nebraska</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">4</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">121</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Seattle Mariners</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Nick Mitchell, OF</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">4C</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">136</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Toronto Blue Jays</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Carter Mathison, OF</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">5</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">162</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Philadelphia Phillies</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Connor Foley, RHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">5</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">164</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Arizona Diamondbacks</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Connor Wietgrefe, LHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Minnesota</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">7</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">204</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Brett Sears, RHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Nebraska</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">7</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">221</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Atlanta Braves</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Sam Petersen, OF</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">8</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">230</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Washington Nationals</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Donovan Zsak, LHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Rutgers</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">8</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">235</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Cleveland Guardians</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Jack Young, RHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">9</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">259</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Chicago White Sox</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Griffin Tobias, RHP +</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">9</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">275</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Jack Crowder, RHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Illinois</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">9</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">279</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Baltimore Orioles</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Marcus Morgan, RHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">9</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">282</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Philadelphia Phillies</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Camden Janik, C</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Illinois</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">12</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">354</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Pittsburgh Pirates</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Connor Caskenette, C</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Purdue</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">12</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">364</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Miami Marlins</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Brock Tibbitts, C</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">13</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">397</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Toronto Blue Jays</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Justin Sinibaldi, LHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Rutgers</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">14</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">409</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Chicago White Sox</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Owen Carey, OF +</td>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Rutgers</td>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">15</td>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">461</td>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Atlanta Braves</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Gavin Bruni, LHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Ohio State</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">17</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">500</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Washington Nationals</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Cooper Malamazian, SS +</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">17</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">515</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Tucker Novotny, LHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Minnesota</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">18</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">526</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Oakland Athletics</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Tony Santa Maria, 3B</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Rutgers</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">19</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">576</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Tampa Bay Rays</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Cade Obermueller, LHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Iowa</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">19</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">585</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Texas Rangers</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Brayden Risedorph, RHP</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">20</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">602</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Chicago Cubs</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="width: 230px;text-align: center;">Henry Brummel, RHP +</td>
 <td style="width: 150px;text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">20</td>
 <td style="width: 42px;text-align: center;">605</td>
 <td style="width: 198px;text-align: center;">Milwaukee Brewers</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
</table> + school signee CB-A = Competitive Balance-A Round 4C = Fourth Round Compensation

mlbdraft.web.png

Twenty-Eight Big Ten Players Selected in MLB Draft

Brody Brecht, IOWA copy.jpeg

Iowa's Brecht Selected 38th Overall in MLB Draft

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Wednesday, recognizing two student-athletes from each of the 14 Big Ten member institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program. These honorees will be awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based primarily on academic achievements. This year’s recipients, who represent 15 different sports, will continue their education in a variety of different disciplines. Each Big Ten institution developed its own on-campus selection process when awarding the scholarships. Student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point average (GPA), demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intended to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree at a graduate degree program. The Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship will be used to pay expenses of the student’s postgraduate education to include such related activities as research and teaching, as well as other expenses such as tuition, fees, room and board, required course-related supplies and books. To retain the scholarship, the recipient must be accepted into a full-time graduate degree program within three years from the fall semester after selection. The complete list of 2024 Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship recipients can be found below. Illinois Kate Duong, Tennis Connor Milton, BaseballIndiana Kennedy Reardon, Field Hockey Maxwell Reich, Swimming &amp; DivingIowa Vipasha Mehra, Tennis Jeremiah Pittman, FootballMaryland Shaylan Ahearn, Lacrosse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Garrett Kappes, WrestlingMichigan Bode Saul, Soccer Gabby Wilson, Gymnastics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michigan State Ashley Harlock, Field Hockey&nbsp; Josh Smith, Cross CountryMinnesota Brady Jurgella, Baseball Madeline Wethington, Ice HockeyNebraska Kolby Heinerikson, Track &amp; Field Lindsey Thiele, Golf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Northwestern Ben Forbes, Swimming &amp; Diving Levi Hoogendoorn, Fencing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ohio State Katelyn Abeln, Pistol Trent DiCicco, LacrossePenn State Olivia Damico, Soccer Ben Doyle, Swimming &amp; DivingPurdue Michaela Herwig, Swimming &amp; Diving&nbsp; Evie Sierra, Swimming &amp; DivingRutgers Steven Coponi, Track &amp; Field Emily Mahaffy, RowingWisconsin &nbsp; Gabriel Huber, Tennis Josefina Laznickova, Rowing

Postgrad Scholarship.png

Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 110th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2023-24 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their collegiate career. This year’s class comprised student-athletes from 17 sports. Big Ten schools currently feature more than 9,800 student-athletes, but only 28 earn the award on an annual basis. Since the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first presented more than a century ago, just over 1,650 student-athletes have earned this unique distinction. Those names are on display at the Big Ten Office in Rosemont. Below is a listing of this year’s recipients: 2024 Big Ten Medal of Honor Class Illinois Kendall Bostic, Basketball Isaiah Williams, Football Indiana Anne Fowler, Diving Joey Maher, Soccer Iowa Samantha Cary, Soccer Gratt Reed, Track &amp; Field Maryland Emily Sterling, Lacrosse Ajax Zappitello, Lacrosse Michigan Gabby Wilson, Gymnastics Blake Corum, Football Michigan State Justina Gaynor, Soccer Jack Frank, Baseball Minnesota Gianna Gerdes, Gymnastics Isaiah Salazar, Wrestling Nebraska Billie Andrews, Softball Ethan Piper, Football Northwestern Izzy Scane, Lacrosse Boo Buie, Basketball Ohio State Amy Fulmer, Swimming Lyle Yost, Diving Penn State Cori Dyke, Soccer TJ Malone, Lacrosse Purdue Maddie Schermerhorn, Volleyball Mason Gillis, Basketball Rutgers Cassidy Spilis, Lacrosse Shane Knobloch, Lacrosse Wisconsin Emma Jaskaniec, Soccer Cameron Huss, Golf School Releases: <a href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2024/4/22/general-fighting-illini-athletics-celebrated-at-the-2024-oskees.aspx" target="_self">Illinois</a> <a href="https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/5/8/general-holmes-stone-highlight-award-winners-at-iu-athletics-night-to-shine-annual-banquet" target="_self">Indiana</a> <a href="https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/05/10/award-winners-announced-at-ui-athletics-senior-student-athlete-reception-3/" target="_self">Iowa</a> <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2024/5/8/terrapin-athletics-sterling-zappitello-awarded-marylands-2024-big-ten-medal-of-honor.aspx#:~:text=COLLEGE%20PARK%2C%20MD%20%2D%2D%20Maryland,of%20Honor%20recipients%20on%20Wednesday." target="_self">Maryland</a> <a href="https://mgoblue.com/news/2024/4/23/general-wilson-corum-named-michigans-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients" target="_self">Michigan</a> <a href="https://msuspartans.com/news/2024/6/20/baseball-michigan-state-athletics-announces-2024-all-sports-award-winners.aspx" target="_self">Michigan State</a> <a href="https://gophersports.com/news/2024/5/6/athletics-gerdes-salazar-recipients-of-big-ten-medal-of-honor" target="_self">Minnesota</a> <a href="https://huskers.com/news/2024/04/29/andrews-piper-take-top-honors-at-a-night-at-the-lied" target="_self">Nebraska</a> <a href="https://nusports.com/news/2024/6/28/womens-lacrosse-buie-and-scane-honored-as-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients" target="_self">Northwestern</a> <a href="https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2024/4/15/general-student-athletes-recognized-with-academic-awards" target="_self">Ohio State</a> <a href="https://gopsusports.com/news/2024/6/18/general-malone-dyke-tabbed-as-penn-states-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20Penn%20State%20Nittany%20Lion%20student,the%202023%2D24%20academic%20year." target="_self">Penn State</a> <a href="https://purduesports.com/" target="_self">Purdue</a> <a href="https://scarletknights.com/news/2024/7/2/mens-lacrosse-knobloch-and-spillis-named-2024-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx" target="_self">Rutgers</a> <a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/4/30/general-news-huss-jaskaniec-named-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%94%20Members%20of%20the%20Badgers'%20Class,Big%20Ten%20Medal%20of%20Honor." target="_self">Wisconsin</a>

4Medal of Honor 2023-24.png

Big Ten Recognizes 110th Medal of Honor Class

AA(2).jpg

Sears, Kark Named Academic All-Americans

ALL-AMERICA TEAMS&nbsp;<table style="overflow-x: scroll;text-align: center;" width="100%; display: table;">
 <colgroup data-width='738.0005166001553'>
 <col style="width:31.165296883470305%" />
 <col style="width:15.311698468830151%" />
 <col style="width:8.704598929540106%" />
 <col style="width:8.536589146341084%" />
 <col style="width:8.317069268293073%" />
 <col style="width:8.05959879404012%" />
 <col style="width:8.317069268293073%" />
 <col style="width:8.5880792411920766%" />
 </colgroup>
 <tbody style="text-align: center;">
 <tr style="text-align: center;">
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">NAME</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">SCHOOL</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">ABCA</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">BA</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">D1</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">NCBWA</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">PG</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">CBF</td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="text-align: center;">
 <td style="text-align: center;">Camden Janik - C</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Illinois</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">3rd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="text-align: center;">
 <td style="text-align: center;">Josh Kuroda - Grauer - SS</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Rutgers</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">1st</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">3rd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">1st</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">1st</td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="text-align: center;">
 <td style="text-align: center;">Brett Sears - RHP</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Nebraska</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">1st</td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="text-align: center;">
 <td style="text-align: center;">Jacob Schroeder - DH</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Illinois</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="text-align: center;">
 <td style="text-align: center;">Devin Taylor - OF</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">3rd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
</table> FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAMS&nbsp;<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: center;width: 100%;display: table;">
 <colgroup data-width='738.0005166001553'>
 <col style="width:31.165296883470305%" />
 <col style="width:15.311698468830151%" />
 <col style="width:8.704598929540106%" />
 <col style="width:8.536589146341084%" />
 <col style="width:8.317069268293073%" />
 <col style="width:8.05959879404012%" />
 </colgroup>
 <tbody style="text-align: center;">
 <tr style="text-align: center;">
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">NAME</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">SCHOOL</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">BA</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">D1</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">NCBWA</td>
 <td class="bgcolor-blue" style="text-align: center;">PG</td>
 <tr>
 <tr style="text-align: center;">
 <td style="text-align: center;">Luke Gaffney - 1B</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Purdue</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">—</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Chris Hacopian - DH</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Maryland</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">—</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Collin Priest - 1B</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Michigan</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">—</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">—</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">—</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">2nd</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Jacob Vogel - RHP</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">Indiana</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">—</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">—</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">1st</td>
 <td style="text-align: center;">—</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
</table> ABCA — American Baseball Coaches Association BA — Baseball America D1 — D1Baseball.com NCBWA — National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association PG — Perfect Game CBF — College Baseball Foundation

Big Ten Baseball News

Headlines

Edit