Nebraska, Oregon, Michigan Presented with Baseball Awards

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

• Helped No. 22-ranked Nebraska to a three-game sweep of No. 8 USC during a 4-0 week
• 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
• Recorded five extra-base hits and 19 total bases while scoring six runs
• Homered and drove in three RBI in Nebraska’s 5-4 win over in-state rival Creighton
• Last Husker to be named Player of the Week: Rhett Stokes (March 11, 2024) / Freshman of the Week: Devin Nunez (March 3, 2025)

Co-Player of the Week
Ryan Cooney, Oregon
Jr. – 2B – Portland, Ore. – Jesuit HS

• Led the Big Ten in three statistical categories last week: batting average (.692), on-base percentage (.750) and slugging percentage (1.308)
• Finished with a 2.058 OPS and six runs scored as No. 17 Oregon won a conference series at Illinois
• 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
• Accepts his third career Big Ten Player of the Week award and first of the season
• Last Duck to be chosen Player of the Week: Dominic Hellman (March 23, 2026)

Pitcher of the Week
David Lally Jr., Michigan
Sr. – S-RHP – Grand Blanc, Mich. – Notre Dame (NCAA)

• Tossed a complete game one-hitter in Michigan’s 2-1 win over Northwestern Sunday
• Tied a career high with six strikeouts and allowed one unearned run over nine innings
• Did not allow a hit until two outs in the fifth inning and responded by retiring 13-straight batters to end the game
• Flashed the leather defensively with two putouts, fielding a grounder and snagging a liner to the mound
• Is the second Wolverine in three weeks to receive Pitcher 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., 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