Oregon, Ohio State, USC Secure Baseball Weekly Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played March 17-22, 2026.

Co-Player of the Week
Dominic Hellman, Oregon
Sr. – DH – Mill Creek, Wash. – Henry M. Jackson HS

• Led Big Ten players in home runs (4), slugging percentage (1.417) and total bases (17)
• Homered in back-to-back at-bats on Friday to lift No. 13-ranked Oregon to a 20-6 win over Northwestern in the series opener
• Helped the Ducks erase an eight-run deficit and force extra innings with back-to-back homers as part of a six-RBI performance on Sunday
• Finished the week with a 1.950 On-base Plus Slugging (OPS)
• Receives his second career Big Ten Player of the Week Award, having been honored on March 3, 2025

Co-Player of the Week
Alex Bemis, Ohio State
Jr. – OF – Monroe, Ohio – Gannon (NCAA)

• Paced Big Ten hitters in runs scored (9), RBI (11) and total bases (17) last week
• Hit a grand slam and finished with six RBI in Ohio State’s 14-4 win over Butler on Sunday
• Slashed .467/.600/1.133 in 15 at-bats as Ohio State went 4-0 on the week, defeating Xavier and sweeping three games from Butler
• Compiled seven hits and extended his hitting streak to 12 games
• Last Buckeye to win Big Ten Player of the Week honors: Hunter Rosson (April 29, 2024)

Pitcher of the Week
Mason Edwards, USC
Jr. – S-LHP – Los Angeles, Calif. – Palisades Charter HS

• Threw six scoreless innings, fanning a career-high 12 batters, to lead No. 10-ranked USC to a 5-0 win over Washington on Friday
• Gave up one hit and didn’t allow a runner past first base for the first five innings; finished his outing with a strikeout, stranding runners on second and third
• Held the Huskies to a 0.53 batting average while recording a 0.67 WHIP
• Owns the NCAA’s lowest ERA at 0.25, having allowed just one run in 36 innings
• The left-hander collects his third Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award this season

Freshman of the Week
Gavin Lauridsen, USC
Fr. – R-RHP – Tustin, Calif. – Foothill HS

• Made two relief appearances on the week, tossing 4.2 scoreless innings and holding opponents to a 0.86 batting average
• Recorded a save in USC’s 5-0 win in the series opener against Washington
• Surrendered one hit in three innings of work versus the Huskies, striking out four batters
• Has made seven scoreless relief appearances on the year
• Is the first reliever this season to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors
  

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., CF, 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