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<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – No. 1 seed UCLA secured its first Big Ten Baseball Tournament championship with a 3-2 win over No. 3 seed Oregon in extra innings Sunday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Phoenix Call was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom 11th, pushing across Roman Martin for the winning run. It marked the third-straight walk off win for the Bruins (51-6), who added the tournament title to their regular season crown to complete the Big Ten Double. UCLA was down to its last out in the ninth when Aidan Espinoza singled home Payton Brennan to force extra innings. Oregon (40-16) opened a 2-0 lead with back-to-back home runs from Bruke-Lee Mabeus and Naulivou Lauaki in the sixth inning. The 11th-ranked Ducks placed five players on the all-tournament team. UCLA first baseman Mulivai Levu was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after recording a walk-off home run in the semifinals and a walk-off sacrifice fly in the quarterfinals. With Sunday’s win, UCLA receives the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show will air at noon ET Monday on ESPN2. Most Outstanding Player Mulivai Levu, UCLA All-Tournament Team P – Shane Brinham, Michigan P – Cal Scolari, Oregon P – Will Sanford, Oregon C – Noah Miller, Michigan 1B – Mulivai Levu, UCLA 2B – Dylan Drake, Purdue SS – Henry Kaczmar, Ohio State 3B – Drew Smith, Oregon OF – Angel Laya, Oregon OF – Will Gasparino, UCLA OF – Mic Paul, Washington DH – Naulivou Lauaki Jr., Oregon</div>

Champions (UCLA)

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2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament

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<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 3 Oregon will meet in the championship game of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai. Washington and USC were eliminated as quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were completed Saturday at Charles Schwab Field. Game 14: Oregon 9, Washington 4 The tournament's last quarterfinal game produced an Oregon win with the Ducks connecting on a season-high five home runs. The Huskies (25-32) received a grand slam off the bat of Ty Cowan, who hit his first homer of the season. Game 15: UCLA 7, USC 5 Mulivai Levu connected on a three-run, walk-off home run to lift the Bruins (50-6) to a championship appearance for the second-straight year. UCLA became the first team in the country to reach 50 wins. Augie Lopez went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Trojans (43-15). Game 16: Oregon 8, Nebraska 0 Oregon (40-15) won its second game of the day on the strength of three home runs, giving the Ducks eight for the day. Drew Sanford tossed six shutout innings, fanning nine and allowing two hits. The loss ended Nebraska's bid for a third-straight tournament title. Sunday's championship will begin at 2 p.m. CT and be carried by the Big Ten Network.</div>

Day5

Baseball Tournament: Day 5 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – Three teams on Friday advanced to the semifinals as the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai rolled on at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Game 11: USC 7, Michigan State 0 USC (43-14) built a 4-0 lead after three innings and didn't look back in posting the third shutout of the tournament. Trojans Abbrie Covarrubias and Jack Basseer produced multi-RBI days while the Spartans (24-32) utilized seven pitchers in their final game of the season. Game 12: UCLA 4, Purdue 3 Top-ranked UCLA (49-6) escaped an upset bid from Purdue on Mulivai Levu's walk-off sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom ninth which scored Jarrod Hocking. It was the Bruins' first lead of the night. Starter Thomas Howard surrendered just two hits over five innings for the Boilermakers (37-20). Game 13: Nebraska 6, Michigan 4 Nebraska (42-14) broke a 4-4 tie with a pair of runs in the seventh to finish on the winning end of a game that ended just past two a.m. Case Sanderson went 3-for-4, finishing a home run shy of a cycle. Brayden Jefferis finished 2-for-3 at the plate for the Wolverines (34-24). Saturday's action includes a quarterfinals match-up between No. 3 seed Oregon and No. 11 Washington followed by two semifinal games.</div>

Day 4

Baseball Tournament: Day 4 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference has announced revised start times for Saturday’s quarterfinal and semifinals games of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, May 23 (Charles Schwab Field Omaha) Game 14 – Quarterfinal: #3 Oregon vs. #11 Washington, 10 a.m. CT Game 15 – Semifinal: #1 UCLA vs. #4 USC, 2 p.m. CT Game 16 – Semifinal: #2 Nebraska vs. Game 14 winner, 6 p.m. CT Tickets for Game 14 will be honored on Saturday.</div>

Schedule Change

Saturday Start Times Announced For Big Ten Baseball Tournament

<div class="payload-richtext">OMAHA, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference has announced a change to tonight’s schedule for the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai. Due to forecasted weather, the quarterfinal game between No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 5 Purdue will begin at 7 p.m. CT. A decision regarding the game between No. 2 Nebraska and No. 7 Michigan will be made later tonight.</div>

Update May 22

Scheduling Update for Big Ten Baseball Tournament

<div class="payload-richtext">OMAHA, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference has announced that due to forecasted weather, game 12 of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament – featuring No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 5 Purdue – will begin no earlier than 6 p.m. CT today. The conference will provide an update on the status of game 13 between No. 2 Nebraska and No. 7 Michigan later this evening. Game 14 involving No. 3 seed Oregon and No. 11 seed Washington will move to Saturday (time TBA) with semifinal games to follow. Tickets for that game will be honored on Saturday.</div>

Schedule Change Made to Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – Quarterfinal pairing are set for the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai following day three action at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Game 9: Purdue 8, Iowa 1 In an elimination game, Purdue (37-19) prevailed behind solid pitching from starter Austin Klug and reliever Jarvis Evans, who allowed a combined six hits. The Boilermakers earned the right to face top seed UCLA. Iowa, which received three hits from Kellen Strohmeyer, finished its season with a 33-23 record. Game 10: Michigan 3, Ohio State 0 A pitchers duel went Michigan's way, paving a trip to the quarterfinals and a matchup with Nebraska. Shane Brinham struckout 11 batters over nine innings while counterpart Gavin Kuzniewski allowed just one hit over 7.2 innings. The Wolverines managed two hits on the night, both coming off the bat of Noah Miller, who drove home all three runs. Ohio State concluded its year at 30-25. Friday's quarterfinals will pair No. 4 seed USC versus No. 12 Michigan State (9 a.m. CT), No. 1 UCLA versus No. 5 Purdue (1 p.m. CT), No. 2 Nebraska versus No. 7 Michigan (5 p.m. CT) and No. 3 Oregon versus No. 11 Washington (9 p.m. CT).</div>

Day 3 Recap

Baseball Tournament: Day 3 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. — Two teams qualified for the quarterfinals and two were sent home as the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai continued at Charles Schwab Field Omaha on Wednesday. Game 5: Purdue 3, Illinois 1 Purdue (36-19) was kept off the board until the eighth inning, but scored three times to keep their tournament hopes alive. Eli Anderson delivered a two-run single as the Boilermakers earned the win despite having just three hits. Illinois ended its season at 28-27. Game 6: Ohio State 3, Rutgers 2 Pierce Herrenbruck tossed a complete game with 99 pitches for the Buckeyes (30-24). Teammate Dane Harvey drove in the winning run with a double in the bottom eighth. Rutgers closed its year with a 26-30 mark. Game 7: Michigan State 4, Iowa 3 The 12th-seeded Spartans (24-31) earned a spot in the quarterfinals and a matchup with No. 4 seed USC. Ryan McKay singled home two runs in the top ninth and reliever Nolan Higgins closed the door with a pair of strikeouts. Iowa (33-22) now prepares to face Purdue on Thursday with a quarterfinals berth on the line. Game 8: Washington 7, Michigan 1 The 11th-seeded Huskies (25-31) punched their ticket to the quarterfinals, where they will meet arch-rival Oregon on Friday. Jackson Hotchkiss connected on his 20th home run of the season, becoming the third Big Ten player this season to reach that mark. Michigan (33-23) will meet Ohio State Thursday with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. </div>

BB Tournament (2026)

Baseball Tournament: Day 2 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – A new format provided the backdrop for opening day of the 2026 BigTen Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai. No. 7 seed Michigan, No. 8 Iowa, No. 11 Washington and No. 12 Michigan State recorded wins in double-elimination bracket play. A total of 52 runs were scored over the four games. Game 1: Michigan State 8, Purdue 4 The Spartans (23-31) produced the first upset of the day, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in their first at-bat and building a 7-0 cushion after two frames. Game 2: Iowa 10, Illinois 6 For the second straight game, the visitors scored four times in the opening inning. The Illinois (28-26) lead was short-lived however as Iowa (33-21) tied the game in the third and used a five-run, seventh inning to pull away. Game 3: Michigan 10, Rutgers 0 (7 inns.) Michigan (33-22) earned the first run-rule victory of the tournament by scoring six runs in the bottom seventh. Cade Montgomery was stellar on the mound, striking out six and allowing just one hit in a complete-game effort. Game 4: Washington 8, Ohio State 6 Washington (24-31) produced the second upset of the tournament shortly past midnight. The fourth-time the Huskies took the lead would be the charm as Mic Paul's two-run triple in the ninth proved to be the difference. Wednesday will feature four more games, including two elimination affairs — No. 9 Illinois versus No. 5 Purdue and No. 10 Rutgers versus No. 6 Ohio State. </div>

Day 1 BB

Baseball Tournament: Day 1 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2026 baseball awards winners on Tuesday. Voting was conducted by the conference head coaches. UCLA junior shortstop Roch Cholowsky was named Big Ten Player of the Year for the second-straight season and record-setting USC junior Mason Edwards earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors. Nebraska took home two individual awards with senior shortstop Dylan Carey tabbed Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and rookie outfielder Drew Grego chosen as Big Ten Freshman of the Year. UCLA’s John Savage was a unanimous selection as Big Ten Coach of the Year. Cholowsky becomes the third player in Big Ten history to earn the player of the year award in consecutive seasons, joining Minnesota’s Luke Appert (2002-03) and Michigan’s Barry Larkin (1984-85). His selection also marks the fourth-straight year a shortstop has been recognized. Cholowsky has produced a .330 batting average with 21 home runs and 59 RBI in 54 games. He leads the Big Ten in home runs (21), runs scored (70) and is tied for total bases (141). A native of Chandler, Arizona, Cholowsky is the top-ranked player on the 2026 MLB Draft top 150 prospects list and is a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, presented to the top amateur baseball player in the nation. Left-handed starter Edwards sports an 8-0 record with a 1.49 ERA in 84.1 innings pitched. The Los Angeles native leads the NCAA in strikeouts (154) and hits allowed per nine innings (4.59) while ranking second in ERA (1.49) and seventh in WHIP (0.95). Edwards has recorded 10-or-more strikeouts 12 times and set the Big Ten record for strikeouts in a conference season (113). The Golden Spikes Award semifinalist was also named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week four times, matching a conference season record. Carey owns a .980 fielding percentage in 54 starts, having committed just four errors in 196 chances at shortstop. At the plate he has compiled a .347 batting average, 14 home runs and a Big Ten-leading 63 RBI. A native of Castle Rock, Colorado, Carey has made 230 career starts for the Cornhuskers and is the school’s all-time doubles leader (63). He is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, awarded to the top college player by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Grego sports a .348 batting average with seven home runs and 44 RBI in 48 games. He ranks second in slugging percentage (.576) and third in on-base percentage (.444) and batting (.348) for the 15th-ranked Cornhuskers. Grego has also been flawless in the outfield, fielding 1.000 in 93 chances. The Papillion, Nebraska, product is the third Cornhusker to win the Big Ten Freshman of the Year Award. Savage led UCLA to its second-straight Big Ten regular season title as the Bruins set Big Ten records for conference wins (28) and consecutive conference wins (25) in a season. UCLA (48-6) has spent the entire season as the nation’s consensus No. 1-ranked team and is the top-seed for the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai, which began Tuesday and runs through Sunday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb. The Big Ten also recognized 17 Sportsmanship Award recipients, honoring student-athletes who distinguished themselves through sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academics and citizenship. A complete list of award winners is below: 2026 BIG TEN BASEBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Roch Cholowsky, Jr., SS, UCLA PITCHER OF THE YEAR Mason Edwards, Jr., SP, USC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Dylan Carey, Sr., SS, Nebraska FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Drew Grego, Fr., OF, Nebraska COACH OF THE YEAR John Savage, UCLA + ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM SP – Carson Jasa, R-So., Nebraska SP – Logan Reddemann, Jr., UCLA SP – Mason Edwards, Jr., USC + SP – Grant Govel, So., USC RP – Tanner Bradley, So., Oregon RP – Easton Hawk, So., UCLA RP – Wylan Moss, So., UCLA C – Weber Neels, Sr., Minnesota 1B – Mulivai Levu, Jr., UCLA 2B – Colby Turner, Jr., Michigan SS – Roch Cholowsky, Jr., UCLA 3B – Drew Smith, Sr., Oregon OF – Hogan Denny, So., Indiana OF – Will Gasparino, Jr., UCLA OF – Jackson Hotchkiss, So., Washington UTL – Michael Anderson, Sr., Penn State At-Large – Dylan Carey, Sr., Nebraska (SS) At-Large – Roman Martin, Jr., UCLA (3B) ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM SP – Aidan Flinn, Fr., Illinois SP – Aidan Donovan, So., Michigan State SP – Isaac Morton, Jr., Minnesota SP – Will Sanford, So., Oregon RP – J’Shawn Unger, So., Nebraska RP – Devin Bell, Sr., Oregon RP – Adam Troy, R-Jr., USC C – Colton Bower, R-Jr., Washington 1B – Case Sanderson, Jr., Nebraska 2B – Gable Mitchell, Sr., Iowa SS – Henry Kaczmar, Sr., Ohio State 3B – Sam Flores, Sr., Purdue OF – Drew Grego, Fr., Nebraska OF – Mac Moyer, Jr., Nebraska OF – Jack Basseer, Sr., USC UTL – Dane Harvey, R-So., Ohio State At-Large – Jake Hanley, So., Indiana (1B) At-Large – Ryan Cooney, Jr., Oregon (2B) At-Large – Cashel Dugger, Jr., UCLA (C) ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM SP – Tony Neubeck, Gr., Indiana SP – Kurt Barr, Sr., Michigan SP – Noah Kenney, Jr., Washington RP – Cal Randall, Jr., UCLA C – Mason Eckelman, Jr., Ohio State 1B – Caleb Wulf, Sr., Iowa 2B – Dylan Drake, Jr., Purdue SS – Ryan Kucherak, Jr., Northwestern 3B – Brayden Martin, Jr., Maryland OF – Charlie Sutherland, Jr., Minnesota OF – Jack Lausch, Sr., Northwestern OF – Avery Moore, Sr., Purdue UTL – Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., Oregon (no At-Large due to second team tie) ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM P – Grant Govel, So., USC C – Cashel Dugger, Jr., UCLA 1B – Mulivai Levu, Jr., UCLA 2B – Gable Mitchell, Sr., Iowa SS – Dylan Carey, Sr., Nebraska 3B – Drew Smith, Sr., Oregon OF – Mac Moyer, Jr., Nebraska OF – Will Gasparino, Jr., UCLA OF – Dean West, Jr., UCLA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Aidan Flinn, Fr., SP, Illinois AJ Putty, Fr., 1B, Illinois Kyle Alivo, R-Fr., UTL, Iowa Bud Coombs, Fr., OF, Maryland Ryan Costello, R-Fr., 1B, Maryland Ty Kaunas, Fr., SS, Maryland Shane Brinham, Fr., SP, Michigan Drew Grego, Fr., OF, Nebraska Jeter Worthley, Fr., C, Nebraska Brayden Jaksa, Fr., 1B, Oregon Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., UTL, Oregon Angel Laya, Fr., OF, Oregon Zach Strickland, Fr., RP, UCLA Diego Velazquez, Fr., RP, USC SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Will Johannes, Sr., C, Illinois Tony Neubeck, Gr., SP, Indiana Kellen Strohmeyer, R-Jr., OF, Iowa Aden Hill, Sr., OF, Maryland Joonsung Park, Jr., UTL, Michigan Randy Seymour, Sr., 1B, Michigan State Charlie Sutherland, Jr., OF, Minnesota Caleb Clark, Sr., RP, Nebraska Jack Lausch, Sr., OF, Northwestern Noah Furcht, Gr., OF, Ohio State Jack Brooks, Jr., OF, Oregon Ben DeMell, R-Sr., RP, Penn State Aaron Manias, R-Sr., UTL, Purdue     Matt Chatelle, Sr., C, Rutgers Cashel Dugger, Jr., C, UCLA     Andrew Lamb, Jr., OF, USC      Tommy Brandenburg, R-Sr., RP, Washington  + unanimous selections</div>

Big Ten Baseball Postseason Awards

Big Ten Conference Announces 2026 Baseball Postseason Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played May 11-17, 2026.Player of the Week Paul Jones II, Maryland So. – 1B/DH – Burnsville, Minn. – Cretin-Derham Hall<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Last Buckeye chosen Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Blaine Wynk (March 31, 2025)</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Kyle Alivo, Iowa R-Fr. – R-RHP – Franklin, Wis. – St. Thomas More<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Last Hawkeye tabbed Freshman of the Week: Keaton Anthony (May 24, 2022)</li></ul>Team rankings are the highest position listed among the five polls: Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game, USA Today2026 Big Ten Baseball Weekly Awards Feb. 16 PL: Jackson Freeman, Jr., OF, NU P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE Feb. 23 PL: Will Gasparino, Jr., OF, UCLA P: Wylan Moss, So., R-RHP, UCLA F: AJ Putty, Fr., 1B, ILL March 2 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C, MINN P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Brayden Ricketts, R-Fr., DH, IND March 9 PL: Colton Bower, Jr., C, WASH P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Ryan Costello, R-Fr., 1B/OF, MD F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE March 16 PL: Roch Cholowsky, Jr., SS, UCLA P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Daniel Porras, Fr., OF/1B, WASH March 23 PL: Dominic Hellman, Sr., DH, ORE PL: Alex Bemis, Jr., OF, OSU P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Gavin Lauridsen, Fr., R-RHP, USC March 30 PL: Brandon Rogers, Sr., OF, PUR P: Miles Gosztola, Jr., S-LHP, ORE F: CJ Deckinga, Fr., 3B, MSU April 6 PL: Payton Brennan, R-Jr., OF, UCLA P: Shane Brinham, Fr., S-LHP, MICH F: Zach Strickland, Fr., R-RHP, UCLA April 13 PL: Devin Russell, R-Jr., C, MD P: Logan Reddemann, S-RHP, Jr., UCLA F: Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., DH, ORE April 20 PL: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB PL: Ryan Cooney, Jr., 2B, ORE P: David Lally Jr., Sr., S-RHP, MICH F: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB April 27                                                                                  PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C/1B, MINN P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Owen ten Oever, Fr., DH, IND May 4 PL: Mason Eckelman, Jr., C, OSU P: Easton Hawk, So., R-RHP, UCLA P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Diego Velazquez, Fr., R-RHP, USC May 11 PL: Jack Basseer, Sr., OF, USC P: Carson Jasa, R-So., S-RHP, NEB F: Aidan Flinn, Fr., S-LHP, ILL May 18 PL: Paul Jones II, So., 1B/DH, MD P: Chris Domke, Jr., S-RHP, OSU F: Kyle Alivo, Fr., R-RHP, IOWA</div>

Baseball POW (May 18, 2026)

Maryland

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Maryland, Ohio State, Iowa Receive Weekly Baseball Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Saturday the bracket for the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai, scheduled for May 19-24 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Omaha will be hosting the tournament for the ninth time since 2014. The 12-team tournament will determine the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. UCLA set the Big Ten record for conference wins in a season (28) to claim the Big Ten Championship and the tournament’s No. 1 seed. The tournament field features four teams ranked in the Top 25: consensus No. 1 UCLA, No. 11 Oregon, No. 13 USC and No. 19 Nebraska. This year’s tournament has a new format. The first three days of the tournament will feature double-elimination brackets, pairing eight teams seeded No. 5-12. Four games will be held on Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20, and two games contested on Thursday, May 21, to produce four qualifiers. The four advancing teams will face seeds No. 1-4 in single-elimination quarterfinals on Friday, May 22. Semifinals take place Saturday, May 23, followed by the championship game on Sunday, May 24. Tournament seedings: 1. UCLA (48-6, 28-2 Big Ten) 2.  Nebraska (41-14, 23-7 Big Ten) 3.  Oregon (38-15, 20-10 Big Ten) 4.  USC (42-14, 20-10 Big Ten) 5.  Purdue (35-18, 18-12 Big Ten) 6.  Ohio State (29-23, 18-12 Big Ten) 7.  Michigan (32-22, 17-13 Big Ten) 8.  Iowa (32-21, 15-15 Big Ten) 9.  Illinois (28-25, 14-16 Big Ten) 10. Rutgers (26-28, 13-17 Big Ten) 11. Washington (23-31, 12-18 Big Ten) 12. Michigan State (22-31, 11-19 Big Ten) Tournament schedule: <a href="https://bigten.org/base/article/58591/">
 https://bigten.org/base/article/58591/
 </a> The Big Ten Network will broadcast every game of the tournament. Games will also be available on the FOX Sports App. All-session packages are on sale at <a href="http://www.bigten.org/baseballtickets">
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2026 Big Ten Baseball Bracket (Updated)

Big Ten Conference Announces 2026 Baseball Tournament Bracket

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played May 4-10, 2026. Player of the Week Jack Basseer, USC Sr. – OF – Pleasanton, Calif. – TCU (NCAA)<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Batted .615 (8-for-13) and produced a Big Ten-best 1.538 slugging percentage</li><li
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 >Compiled a 2.275 OPS and homered in all three games of the Nevada series</li><li
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 >Reached based at a .737 clip, advancing on five walks and a hit-by-pitch while striking out just twice in 19 plate appearances</li><li
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 >Helped No. 16-ranked USC to a 4-0 week against nonconference opponents</li><li
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 >Becomes first Trojan this season to earn Big Ten Player of the Week accolades</li></ul>Pitcher of the Week Carson Jasa, Nebraska R-So. – S-RHP – Thornton, Colo. – Faith Christian Academy<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Helped No. 21 Nebraska to a three-game sweep of Iowa</li><li
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 >Threw seven scoreless innings in Nebraska’s 10-0 win in the series opener; improved his season record to 9-2</li><li
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 >Gave up two hits and held the Hawkeyes to a .087 batting average</li><li
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 >Stuck out nine batters and allowed just two base runners to reach third base; finished with a 0.57 WHIP</li><li
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 >Last Husker to be named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Jackson Brockett (May 6, 2024)</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Aidan Flinn, Illinois Fr. – S-LHP – Mokena, Ill. – Marist HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Made the most of his 11th start of the season in Saturday’s 4-3 win over Northwestern</li><li
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 >Surrendered one hit over five scoreless innings and has now allowed just two hits over his last 12 innings of work</li><li
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 >Fanned five batters and limited the Wildcats to two base runners and a .067 opponent average</li><li
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 >Strung together his third-straight start with one run or fewer allowed</li><li
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 >Is the second Illinois player to receive Freshman of the Week recognition, joining AJ Putty (Feb. 23, 2026)</li></ul>Team rankings are the highest position listed among the five polls: Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game, USA Today2026 Big Ten Baseball Weekly Awards Feb. 16 PL: Jackson Freeman, Jr., OF, NU P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE Feb. 23 PL: Will Gasparino, Jr., OF, UCLA P: Wylan Moss, So., R-RHP, UCLA F: AJ Putty, Fr., 1B, ILL March 2 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C, MINN P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Brayden Ricketts, R-Fr., DH, IND March 9 PL: Colton Bower, Jr., C, WASH P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Ryan Costello, R-Fr., 1B/OF, MD F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE March 16 PL: Roch Cholowsky, Jr., SS, UCLA P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Daniel Porras, Fr., OF/1B, WASH March 23 PL: Dominic Hellman, Sr., DH, ORE PL: Alex Bemis, Jr., OF, OSU P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Gavin Lauridsen, Fr., R-RHP, USC March 30 PL: Brandon Rogers, Sr., OF, PUR P: Miles Gosztola, Jr., S-LHP, ORE F: CJ Deckinga, Fr., 3B, MSU April 6 PL: Payton Brennan, R-Jr., OF, UCLA P: Shane Brinham, Fr., S-LHP, MICH F: Zach Strickland, Fr., R-RHP, UCLA April 13 PL: Devin Russell, R-Jr., C, MD P: Logan Reddemann, S-RHP, Jr., UCLA F: Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., DH, ORE April 20 PL: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB PL: Ryan Cooney, Jr., 2B, ORE P: David Lally Jr., Sr., S-RHP, MICH F: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB April 27 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C/1B, MINN P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Owen ten Oever, Fr., DH, IND May 4 PL: Mason Eckelman, Jr., C, OSU P: Easton Hawk, So., R-RHP, UCLA P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Diego Velazquez, Fr., R-RHP, USC May 11 PL: Jack Basseer, Sr., OF, USC P: Carson Jasa, R-So., S-RHP, NEB F: Aidan Flinn, Fr., S-LHP, ILL </div>

BB POW (May 11)

Illinois

USC, Nebraska, Illinois Grab Weekly Baseball Awards

<div class="payload-richtext"> ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played April 27-May 3, 2026. Player of the Week Mason Eckelman, Ohio State Jr. – C – Broadview Heights, Ohio – Walsh Jesuit HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Helped Ohio State to a sweep of No. 14-ranked Nebraska at Bill Davis Stadium</li><li
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 >Batted .600 (6-for-10) with three home runs and seven RBI while slugging 1.800</li><li
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 >Finished a single shy of the cycle in Saturday’s 7-3 win; followed with a two-home run performance in a 10-1 win on Sunday</li><li
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 >The Academic All-Big Ten selection receives his first Big Ten Player of the Week honor</li><li
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 >Last Buckeye named Player of the Week: Alex Bemis (March 23, 2026)</li></ul>Co-Pitcher of the Week Easton Hawk, UCLA So. – R-RHP – Granada Hills, Calif. – Granada Hills HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Earned three consecutive saves in the Michigan State series as top-ranked UCLA clinched the Big Ten championship outright</li><li
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 >Gave up one hit in 3.2 innings of work, holding the Spartans to a .091 batting average</li><li
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 >Allowed one base runner in three scoreless innings and finished with a 0.27 WHIP</li><li
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 >Posted back-to-back four-out saves in the first two games of the series, then locked down the ninth inning in UCLA’s come-from-behind win in the series finale</li><li
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 >Lowered his season ERA to 1.70 and ranks second nationally in saves (12)</li></ul>Co-Pitcher of the Week Mason Edwards, USC Jr. – S-RHP – Los Angeles, Calif. – Palisades Charter HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in a 5-1 win over Rutgers Friday, improving his season record to 7-0</li><li
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 >Held the Scarlett Knights to three hits and one earned run over seven innings</li><li
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 >Fanned 13 batters to break the Big Ten season record for strikeouts in conference play (101)</li><li
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 >Leads the NCAA with 132 strikeouts, having amassed 10-or-more Ks in 10 of 12 starts</li><li
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 >Collects his fourth Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Award of the season</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Diego Velazquez, USC Fr. – R-RHP – Reseda, Calif. – Crespi Carmelite HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Did not allow a baserunner in seven innings pitched over two appearances on the mound</li><li
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 >Threw four perfect innings in just his second start of the year Sunday against Rutgers</li><li
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 >Retired the first 12 batters of the game in order, striking out six</li><li
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 >Tossed three perfect frames, striking out three batters, against UC Irvine earlier in the week</li><li
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 >Becomes the fourth different Trojan pitcher honored with a Big Ten weekly award this season</li></ul>Team rankings are the highest position listed among the five polls: Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game, USA Today2026 Big Ten Baseball Weekly Awards Feb. 16 PL: Jackson Freeman, Jr., OF, NU P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE Feb. 23 PL: Will Gasparino, Jr., OF, UCLA P: Wylan Moss, So., R-RHP, UCLA F: AJ Putty, Fr., 1B, ILL March 2 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C, MINN P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Brayden Ricketts, R-Fr., DH, IND March 9 PL: Colton Bower, Jr., C, WASH P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Ryan Costello, R-Fr., 1B/OF, MD F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE March 16 PL: Roch Cholowsky, Jr., SS, UCLA P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Daniel Porras, Fr., OF/1B, WASH March 23 PL: Dominic Hellman, Sr., DH, ORE PL: Alex Bemis, Jr., OF, OSU P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Gavin Lauridsen, Fr., R-RHP, USC March 30 PL: Brandon Rogers, Sr., OF, PUR P: Miles Gosztola, Jr., S-LHP, ORE F: CJ Deckinga, Fr., 3B, MSU April 6 PL: Payton Brennan, R-Jr., OF, UCLA P: Shane Brinham, Fr., S-LHP, MICH F: Zach Strickland, Fr., R-RHP, UCLA April 13 PL: Devin Russell, R-Jr., C, MD| P: Logan Reddemann, S-RHP, Jr., UCLA |F: Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., DH, ORE April 20 PL: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB PL: Ryan Cooney, Jr., 2B, ORE P: David Lally Jr., Sr., S-RHP, MICH F: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB April 27 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C/1B, MINN P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Owen ten Oever, Fr., DH, IND May 4 PL: Mason Eckelman, Jr., C, OSU P: Easton Hawk, So., R-RHP, UCLA P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Diego Velazquez, Fr., R-RHP, USC</div>

Baseball POW (May 4)

Ohio State, UCLA, USC Earn Weekly Baseball Honors

<div class="payload-richtext">Graphic courtesy of UCLA Athletics ROSEMONT, Ill. – Top-ranked UCLA won the Big Ten Baseball Championship outright on Sunday with a 13-11 victory over Michigan State in East Lansing. The Bruins rallied from an eight-run deficit over the last three innings to remain undefeated in conference play at 24-0. The win, coupled with losses by Nebraska and Oregon, gave the Bruins a Big Ten regular season title for the second-straight season. UCLA (43-4) claims the Big Ten Championship with two weeks left on the season. The Bruins have already set the Big Ten record for consecutive conference wins in a season (21) and own the second-longest streak all-time for conference wins (see list below): Consecutive conference wins (over multiple seasons): 27 – Illinois (1909-11) 26 – UCLA (2025-26) 25 – Michigan (1918-20)</div>

UCLA Big Ten Champions

UCLA Captures Big Ten Baseball Championship Outright 

<div class="payload-richtext">Peyton Bonds, RU / Photo courtesy of Rutgers Athletics The Big Ten Conference has 10 players listed among the Top 150 Prospects by MLB Pipeline. The list includes: 1. – Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA 20. – Logan Reddemann, RHP, UCLA 36. – Mason Edwards, LHP, USC 76. – Peyton Bonds , OF, Rutgers 93. – Mulivai Levu, 1B, UCLA 98. – Will Gasparino, OF, UCLA 114. – Isaac Morton, RHP, Minnesota 118. – Roman Martin, 3B, UCLA 122. – Maddox Molony, SS Oregon 134. – Ryan Cooney, SS, Oregon<a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/top-150-mlb-draft-prospects-for-2026?t=mlb-draft-coverage">
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Rutgers Baseball

Big Ten Baseball Players Named Among Top 150 Draft Prospects

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played April 20-26, 2026. Player of the Week Weber Neels Minnesota Sr. – C/1B – Cottage Grove, Minn. – East Ridge HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Led the Big Ten in batting average (.600), on-base percentage (.667) and RBI per game (2.25)</li><li
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 >His weekly stats included nine hits, three home runs, nine RBI and a 1.867 OPS</li><li
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 >Catching and playing first, compiled a 1.000 fielding with 29 putouts and three assists</li><li
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 >Helped Minnesota to a 4-0 record and its first conference sweep at home since 2019</li><li
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 >The 2025 All-Big Ten Second Team selection earns his second Player of the Week Award of the season, having been honored on March 2, 2026</li></ul>Pitcher of the Week Grant Govel, USC So. – S-RHP – Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. – Palos Verdes HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Took a perfect game into the eighth inning in a 6-1 win over Purdue on Saturday</li><li
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 >Held the Boilermakers to two hits and no runs, striking out eight batters</li><li
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 >Fanned two batters in a scoreless inning against Cal State Fullerton</li><li
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 >Finished the week with a .069 opponent batting average and 0.22 WHIP</li><li
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 >Collects his third Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Award, previously won honors on February 16 and March 16</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Owen ten Oever, Indiana So. – C – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Poly Prep<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Slashed .533/.611/1.000 over four games, which included three multiple-hit efforts</li><li
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 >Went 8-for-15 at the plate, driving in six runs and producing a 1.611 OPS</li><li
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 >Hit a grand slam in Indiana’s 20-10 run-rule victory over Ball State on April 21</li><li
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 >Filling the DH role, was active on the base paths, drawing three walks, scoring four runs and stealing a base</li><li
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 >Last Hoosier named Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Brayden Ricketts (March 2, 2026)</li></ul>Team rankings are the highest position listed among the five polls: Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game, USA Today2026 Big Ten Baseball Weekly Awards Feb. 16 PL: Jackson Freeman, Jr., OF, NU P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE Feb. 23 PL: Will Gasparino, Jr., OF, UCLA P: Wylan Moss, So., R-RHP, UCLA F: AJ Putty, Fr., 1B, ILL March 2 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C, MINN P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Brayden Ricketts, R-Fr., DH, IND March 9 PL: Colton Bower, Jr., C, WASH P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Ryan Costello, R-Fr., 1B/OF, MD F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE March 16 PL: Roch Cholowsky, Jr., SS, UCLA P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Daniel Porras, Fr., OF/1B, WASH March 23 PL: Dominic Hellman, Sr., DH, ORE PL: Alex Bemis, Jr., OF, OSU P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Gavin Lauridsen, Fr., R-RHP, USC March 30 PL: Brandon Rogers, Sr., OF, PUR P: Miles Gosztola, Jr., S-LHP, ORE F: CJ Deckinga, Fr., 3B, MSU April 6 PL: Payton Brennan, R-Jr., OF, UCLA P: Shane Brinham, Fr., S-LHP, MICH F: Zach Strickland, Fr., R-RHP, UCLA April 13 PL: Devin Russell, R-Jr., C, MD P: Logan Reddemann, S-RHP, Jr., UCLA F: Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., DH, ORE April 20 PL: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB PL: Ryan Cooney, Jr., 2B, ORE P: David Lally Jr., Sr., S-RHP, MICH F: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB April 27 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C/1B, MINN P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Owen ten Oever, Fr., DH, IND</div>

Baseball POW (April 27)

Minnesota

Indiana

Minnesota, USC, Indiana Awarded Weekly Baseball Honors

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played April 13-19, 2026. Co-Player of the Week | Freshman of the Week Drew Grego, Nebraska Fr. – OF – Papillion, Neb. – Bellevue West HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Helped No. 22-ranked Nebraska to a three-game sweep of No. 8 USC during a 4-0 week</li><li
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 >Facing a Trojan pitching staff that ranked second in the Big Ten for ERA and third in WHIP, Grego batted .444 with three home runs and 12 RBI</li><li
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 >Recorded five extra-base hits and 19 total bases while scoring six runs</li><li
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 >Homered and drove in three RBI in Nebraska’s 5-4 win over in-state rival Creighton</li><li
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 >Last Husker to be named Player of the Week: Rhett Stokes (March 11, 2024) / Freshman of the Week: Devin Nunez (March 3, 2025)</li></ul>Co-Player of the Week Ryan Cooney, Oregon Jr. – 2B – Portland, Ore. – Jesuit HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Led the Big Ten in three statistical categories last week: batting average (.692), on-base percentage (.750) and slugging percentage (1.308)</li><li
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 >Finished with a 2.058 OPS and six runs scored as No. 17 Oregon won a conference series at Illinois</li><li
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 >Reached base in 12 of 16 plate appearances and did not strike out in 13 at-bats; recorded first five-hit game for an Oregon player since April 1, 2023</li><li
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 >Accepts his third career Big Ten Player of the Week award and first of the season</li><li
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 >Last Duck to be chosen Player of the Week: Dominic Hellman (March 23, 2026)</li></ul>Pitcher of the Week David Lally Jr., Michigan Sr. – S-RHP – Grand Blanc, Mich. – Notre Dame (NCAA)<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Tossed a complete game one-hitter in Michigan’s 2-1 win over Northwestern Sunday</li><li
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 >Tied a career high with six strikeouts and allowed one unearned run over nine innings</li><li
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 >Did not allow a hit until two outs in the fifth inning and responded by retiring 13-straight batters to end the game</li><li
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 >Flashed the leather defensively with two putouts, fielding a grounder and snagging a liner to the mound</li><li
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 >Is the second Wolverine in three weeks to receive Pitcher of the Week honors</li></ul>Team rankings are the highest position listed among the five polls: Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game, USA Today 2026 Big Ten Baseball Weekly Awards Feb. 16 PL: Jackson Freeman, Jr., OF, NU P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE Feb. 23 PL: Will Gasparino, Jr., OF, UCLA P: Wylan Moss, So., R-RHP, UCLA F: AJ Putty, Fr., 1B, ILL March 2 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C, MINN P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Brayden Ricketts, R-Fr., DH, IND March 9 PL: Colton Bower, Jr., C, WASH P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Ryan Costello, R-Fr., 1B/OF, MD F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE March 16 PL: Roch Cholowsky, Jr., SS, UCLA P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Daniel Porras, Fr., OF/1B, WASH March 23 PL: Dominic Hellman, Sr., DH, ORE PL: Alex Bemis, Jr., OF, OSU P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Gavin Lauridsen, Fr., R-RHP, USC March 30 PL: Brandon Rogers, Sr., OF, PUR P: Miles Gosztola, Jr., S-LHP, ORE F: CJ Deckinga, Fr., 3B, MSU April 6 PL: Payton Brennan, R-Jr., OF, UCLA P: Shane Brinham, Fr., S-LHP, MICH F: Zach Strickland, Fr., R-RHP, UCLA April 13 PL: Devin Russell, R-Jr., C, MD P: Logan Reddemann, S-RHP, Jr., UCLA F: Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., DH, ORE April 20 PL: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB PL: Ryan Cooney, Jr., 2B, ORE P: David Lally Jr., Sr., S-RHP, MICH F: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB</div>

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