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