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Indiana and Nebraska Secure Weekly Baseball Honors
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played April 2-7.
Player of the Week
Tyler Cerny, Indiana
So. – SS — Greenwood, Ind. — Center Grove
Helped Indiana become the first team to win a Big Ten series at Maryland since 2019
Batted .450 (9-for-20) with a home run and six RBI
Scored 11 runs in four games for the Hoosiers, who outscored their opponents, 50-19, on the week
Recorded four hits in Indiana’s 16-7 win over 25th-ranked Indiana State on April 2
Collects his first Big Ten Player of the Week accolade
Last Indiana Player of the Week: Devin Taylor (Feb. 26, 2024)
Pitcher of the Week
Brett Sears, Nebraska
Sr. – S-RHP — Westphalia, Iowa — Western Illinois
Pitched a complete-game shutout for No. 22 Nebraska in a 3-0 win over Ohio State on April 5 in Lincoln, Neb.
Held the Buckeyes to two hits while striking out nine and facing 28 batters, one over the minimum
Limited OSU to a .071 batting average, allowing no walks, hit batters or errors
Became first NU pitcher to record seven consecutive quality starts since 2002
The Golden Spikes Watch List recipient receives his first Big Ten pitcher award
Last Nebraska Pitcher of the Week: Emmett Olson (April 10, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
Joey Brenczewski, Indiana
Fr. – 1B — Fishers, Ind. — Fishers
Batted .375 and reached base at a .524 clip for an Indiana team that went 3-1 on the week
Drove in six runs and crossed the plate seven times for the Hoosiers, who scored 14+ runs in three consecutive games for the first time since 1992
Struck out just once in 16 at-bats and connected for four hits in the series-opening win
Registered 24 putouts and an assist at first base filling in for an injured starter
A first-time winner, becomes the second Hoosier in as many weeks to earn freshman honors
Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Jasen Oliver (April 1, 2024)
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
Feb. 26
PL: Devin Taylor, So., OF, IND
P: Christian Coppola, So., S-RHP, RU
F: Luke Gaffney, Fr., 1B, PUR
March 4
PL: Drake Westcott, Jr., 1B, ILL
PL: Nick Williams, Jr., OF, MSU
P: Mitch Voit, So., S-RHP/INF, MICH
F: Ryan McKay, Fr., 2B, MSU
March 11
PL: Rhett Stokes, Jr., IF, NEB
P: Cade Obermueller, So., S-LHP, IOWA
F: Kyle Remington, Fr., R-RHP, MINN
F: Luke Gaffney, Fr., 1B, PUR
March 18
PL: Josh Kuroda-Grauer, Jr., SS, RU
P: Kurt Barr, So., R-RHP, MICH
F: Ty Doucette, Fr., 1B, RU
March 25
PL: Drake Westcott, Jr., 1B, ILL
P: Justin Sinibaldi, Sr., S-LHP, RU
F: Brayden Martin, Fr., UTL, MD
April 1
PL: Jacob Schroeder, Sr., C, ILL
P: Jacob Denner, 5th, S-LHP, MICH
F: Jasen Oliver, Fr., 2B, IND
April 8
PL: Tyler Cerny, So., SS, IND
P: Brett Sears, Sr., S-RHP, NEB
F: Joey Brenczewski, Fr., 1B, IND