Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue Earn Weekly Honors

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

• 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
• Went 8-for-14 at the plate, collecting six runs, eight RBI and 14 total bases
• Safely hit in all four games, homering in the season opener and driving in the game-winning run in game two of the series
• Played a different position all three days — first base on Friday, third base on Saturday and DH on Sunday
• Last Boilermaker chosen Player of the Week: Connor Caskenette on April 29, 2024

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Joseph Dzierwa, Michigan State
Jr. — LHP — Haskins, Ohio — Otsego

• 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.
• Fanned the first seven batters he faced, finishing with a career-high 11 strikeouts to earn the win
• Threw a perfect game through 4.2 innings, retiring first 14 batters faced
• The 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team selection collects his first Big Ten weekly accolade
• Last Spartan named Pitcher of the Week: Harrison Cook on May 1, 2023

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Matthew Kouser, Northwestern
Fr. — RHP — Haddonfield, N.J. — St. Augustine Prep

• Won his first collegiate start, a 4-3 decision at Long Beach State on Feb. 16
• Over six innings of work, held LBSU to one earned run, two hits, and a .105 batting average
• Helped Northwestern to its first opening series win since 2008
• The 6-foot-5 right-hander receives his first Big Ten certificate
• Last Wildcat tabbed Freshman of the Week: Sean Sullivan on March 16, 2022
  

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