Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue Earn Baseball Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played May 7-12.

Player of the Week
Ike Mezzenga, Minnesota
Jr. – DH — Shoreview, Minn. — Mounds View

Finished 3-for-5 with four RBI and two home runs as Minnesota rallied from a 10-run deficit to defeat Michigan State, 15-12, in Coach John Anderson’s final home game
Slashed .429/.500/1.071 in helping Minnesota to a Big Ten series win.
Finished the week with six runs scored, three home runs and 15 total bases
Earns his first career Big Ten Player award
Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Micah Coffey (April 16, 2018)

Pitcher of the Week
Jordan Morales, Purdue
Gr. – S-LHP — Souderton, Pa. — Penn State

Tossed a five-hit shutout in Purdue’s 4-0 road win over Michigan.
Worked 7.2 innings, matching the team’s longest outing of the season, to pick up the win
Retired the side in order three times, including eight of the first nine batters he faced.
The Penn State transfer earns his first Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor
Last Purdue Pitcher of the Week: Kyle Iwinski (March 7, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
Collin Priest, Michigan
Fr. – 1B/DH — Mount Dora, Fla. — Mount Dora Christian

Sparked Michigan’s 7-6 win over Purdue on Saturday by going 4-for-5 with two doubles
Compiled a slash of .467/.529/1.067 along with 16 total bases in four games
Finished with two home runs, five extra-base hits and 21 putouts for the week
Collects his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade
Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Mitch Voit (May 15, 2023)

Big Ten Week 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 1
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

April 15
PL: Jacob Schroeder, Sr., C, ILL
P: Mason McConnaughey, So., S-RHP, NEB
F: Luke Gaffney, Fr., 1B, PUR

April 22
PL: Connor Milton, Sr., OF, ILL
P: Brody Brecht, Jr., S-RHP, IOWA
P: Jacob Denner, 5th, R-LHP, MICH
F: Luke Gaffney, Fr., 1B/C, PUR

April 29
PL: Hunter Rosson, Sr., OF/1B, OSU
PL: Connor Caskenette, Sr., C, PUR
P: Brody Brecht, Jr., S-RHP, IOWA
F: Will Whelan, Fr., R-LHP, MINN

May 6
PL: Jack Frank, Sr., OF, MSU
P: Jackson Brockett, Jr., S-LHP, NEB
F: Ryan McKay, Fr., 2B, MSU

May 13
PL: Ike Mezzenga, Jr., DH, MINN
P: Jordan Morales, Gr., S-LHP, PUR
F: Collin Priest, Fr., 1B/DH, MICH