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Illinois, Maryland and Michigan State Collect Baseball Awards
- Compiled a slash line of .522/.621/1.261 in helping Maryland to a 5-0 record and a three-game road sweep of Indiana last week
- Went 12-for-23 at the plate with home runs in four-straight games along with eight RBI
- Scored 12 runs and was perfect from the field, making four putouts and 15 assists
- Earns the fourth Player of the Week award for his career and his second of the season
- Last Maryland Player of the Week selection: Eddie Hacopian (April 24, 2023)
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Jack Wenninger, Illinois
Jr. – RHP – Cary, Ill. – Murray State
Jack Wenninger, Illinois
Jr. – RHP – Cary, Ill. – Murray State
- Tossed the first complete-game shutout for Illinois since the 2016 season in a 7-0 win at Ohio State on April 29
- Held the Buckeyes to one hit over 9.0 innings, facing one batter over the minimum and retiring 21 straight to end the game
- Struck out seven batters in limiting Ohio State to a .036 batting average
- Secures his second Pitcher of the Week award this season
- Last Illinois Pitcher of the Week: Jack Wenninger (April 3, 2023)
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Harrison Cook, Michigan State
Jr. – RHP – Solon, Iowa – Iowa Western CC
Harrison Cook, Michigan State
Jr. – RHP – Solon, Iowa – Iowa Western CC
- Made two relief appearances, recording a 0.00 ERA over 7.1 innings.
- Held Notre Dame to just two hits in 4.1 innings of work, keeping the Irish in check while Michigan State rallied from 3-0 deficit to post a 12-5 win on April 25
- Earned a save after allowing just one hit over the final three innings of Michigan State’s 8-3 win over Northwestern on April 29
- Receives his first Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award
- Last Michigan State Pitcher of the Week: Dominic Pianto (Feb. 21, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
Kyle McCoy, Maryland
Fr. – LHP – Ringoes, N.J. – Hunterdon School
- Earned the win in Maryland’s 16-2 victory over Indiana in Bloomington on April 29
- Starting his 10th game of the season, limiting the first-place Hoosiers to one earned run and five hits over 7.0 innings
- Produced his second longest outing of the year, throwing 97 pitches
- Receives second Freshman of the Week honor of the season
- Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Kyle McCoy (March 27, 2023)
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