Indiana, Penn State and Purdue Receive Big Ten Baseball Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played Feb. 16-18.

Player of the Week
Matt Maloney, Penn State
Jr. – C — Windham, N.H. — Central Catholic

• Helped Penn State to three wins over the weekend, batting .625 with a home run and 11 RBI while compiling a 1.000 slugging percentage and .667 on-base percentage
• Drove in two runs in the ninth inning to tie the game and scored a game-tying run in the 10th in Penn State’s 6-5 opening-day win over Monmouth Feb. 16 in Cary, N.C.
• Recorded 31 putouts and four assists behind the plate
• The Dayton transfer takes home his first Big Ten award
• Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kyle Hannon (March 9, 2022)

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Connor Foley, Indiana
So. – S-RHP — Jasper, Ind. — Jasper

• A reliever last season, Foley made his first career start in Indiana’s 7-2 win over 18th-ranked Coastal Carolina Feb. 17 at the Baseball at the Beach Tournament
• Struck out seven batters over 4.0 innings, allowing just two hits and no earned runs
• Held the Chanticleers to a .143 batting average, reaching 97 mph on the radar gun
• Collects the first Big Ten weekly honor of his career
• Last Indiana Pitcher of the Week: Ethan Phillips (April 24, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
Luke Gaffney, Purdue
Fr. – 1B — Danville, Ky. — Boyle County

• Began his collegiate career by hitting safely in four-straight games
• Went 9-for-18 (.500) at the plate, producing five doubles and 14 total bases
• The catcher-turned-first baseman was flawless from the field, recording 47 putouts and three assists for a 1.000 fielding percentage
• The redshirt freshman receives his first-ever Big Ten award
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Troy Wansing (March 23, 2022)

 
2024 Big Ten Baseball Weekly Awards
Feb. 19
PL: Matt Maloney, Jr., C, PSU
P: Connor Foley, So., S-RHP, IND
F: Luke Gaffney, Fr., 1B, PUR