Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern and Penn State Earn Baseball Awards

Player of the Week
Kevin Ferrer, Northwestern
Gd. – OF – Pawcatuck, Conn. – Stonington

• Hit .500 (9-for-18), slugged .722 and scored five runs in four games last week
• Connected on a game-tying two-run homer as part of a four-hit, four RBI night at Wrigley Field in Northwestern’s 8-7 win over Notre Dame on May 16
• Safely hit in all four games, struck out just once and made eight putouts in the outfield  
• Earns first Big Ten weekly award
• Last Northwestern Player of the Week selection: Ruben Fontes (May 24, 2022)
   

Pitcher of the Week
Brody Brecht, Iowa
So. – LHP – Ankeny, Iowa. – Ankeny

• Tossed six innings of one-hit ball in a 10-0 road win over Northwestern on May 20
• Allowed just two baserunners against the Wildcats, retiring 17 straight batters at one point
• Didn’t give up any runs and finished with nine strikeouts in holding Northwestern to a .053 batting average
• Receives his second pitcher award of the season
• Last Iowa Pitcher of the Week: Brody Brecht (Feb. 21, 2023)
   

Co-Freshman of the Week
Weber Neels, Minnesota
Fr. – C/INF – Cottage Gove, Minn. – East Ridge

• Went 7-for-17 (.412) at the plate with a .444 on-base percentage as Minnesota won three of four games on the week and took a weekend series from Rutgers
• Recorded hits in all four games, highlighted by a three-hit performance against Rutgers in an 8-7 victory in Minneapolis
• Collects first freshman of the week honor
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Max Meyer (May 21, 2018)

 
Co-Freshman of the Week
Bobby Marsh, Penn State
Fr. – OF/1B – Bellefonte, Pa. – Bellefonte

• Compiled a slash line of .412/.474/.529 against Pittsburgh and first-place Maryland
• Produced three multiple-hit games last week and knocked in a career-high four RBI against Maryland
  on May 18
• Finished his rookie campaign with a .310 batting average and a team-best 19 RBI in conference games
• Collects first freshman of the week honor
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Derek Cease (May 3, 2022)

 
2023 Big Ten Baseball Weekly Awards
Feb. 21
Player: Brock Vradenburg, Jr., INF, MSU
Pitcher: Brody Brecht, So., RHP, IOWA
Pitcher: Dominic Pianto, So., RHP, MSU
Freshman: Trevor Cohen, Fr., OF, RU
 
Feb. 27
Player: Keaton Anthony, So., DH, IOWA
Pitcher: Jason Savacool, Jr., RHP, MD
Freshman: Greg Pace Jr., Fr. OF, MICH
 
March 7
Player: Paul Toetz, Jr., INF, PUR
Pitcher: Kyle Iwinski, Jr., RHP, PUR
Freshman: Trevor Cohen, Fr., OF, RU
 
March 13
Player: Cole Evans, Jr., OF, NEB
Pitcher: Ben Gorski, Jr., RHP, RU
Pitcher: Jake Marshall, Jr., RHP, RU
Freshman: Mitch Voit, Fr., 3B/RHP, MICH
 
March 20
Player: Brice Matthews, Jr., SS, NEB
Pitcher: George Klassen, So., RHP, MINN
Freshman: Devin Taylor, Fr., OF, IND
 
March 27
Player: Brock Tibbitts, So., 1B, IND
Pitcher: Kyle McCoy, Fr., LHP, MD
Freshman: Kyle McCoy, Fr., LHP, MD
Freshman: Devin Taylor, Fr., OF, IND
 
April 3
Player: Matt Shaw, Jr., SS, MD
Pitcher: Jack Wenninger, Jr., RHP, ILL
Pitcher: Travis Luensmann, Jr., RHP, PSU
Freshman: Jonathan Kim, Fr., CF, MICH
 
April 10
Player: Max Anderson, Jr., 2B, NEB
Pitcher: Emmett Olson, Jr., LHP, NEB
Freshman: Joseph Dzierwa, Fr., LHP, MSU
 
April 17
Player: Jack Frank, Jr., OF, MSU
Pitcher: Christian Coppola, Fr., RHP, RU
Freshman: Devin Taylor, Fr., OF, IND
 
April 24
Player: Eddie Hacopian, So., 1B, MD
Pitcher: Ethan Phillips, Fr., RHP, IND
Freshman: Tyler Cerny, Fr., 2B, IND
 
May 1
Player: Matt Shaw, Jr., SS, MD
Pitcher: Jack Wenninger, Jr., RHP, ILL
Pitcher: Harrison Cook, So., RHP, MSU
Freshman: Kyle McCoy, Fr., LHP, MD
 
May 8
Player: Drake Westcott, Jr., 1B, ILL
Pitcher: Jacob Denner, Sr., LHP, MICH
Freshman: Christian Coppola, Fr., RHP, RU
 
May 15
Player: Josh Pyne, So., 3B, IND
Pitcher: Connor Wietegrefe, So., LHP, MINN
Freshman: Mitch Voit, Fr., 3B/RHP, MICH
 
May 22
Player: Kevin Ferrer, Gd., OF, NU
Pitcher: Brody Brecht, So., RHP, IOWA
Freshman: Weber Neels, Fr., 1B, MINN
Freshman: Bobby Marsh, Fr., OF/DH, PSU