Indiana, Michigan State, Oregon, USC Awarded Baseball Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played April 28-May 4.

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Cooney, Oregon
So. — 2B — Portland, Ore. — Jesuit HS

• Batted .462, slugged .846 and had no strikeouts in 13 at-bats to help No. 6 Oregon to a 3-1 week
• Recorded a home run, 3 RBI and a stolen base on Tuesday as Oregon swept a season series against No. 3 Oregon State for the first time since 1972
• Executed 23-of-24 chances at second base, compiling 11 putouts and 12 assists while being part of four double plays
• Has raised his batting average 75 points since April 4
• Last Duck named Big Ten Player of the Week: Mason Neville (April 21, 2025)
  
  

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Andrew Lamb, USC
So. — OF — Coto de Caza, Calif. — JSerra Catholic HS

• Batted .444 with three home runs and seven RBI for the 3-1 Trojans
• Six of his eight hits on the week were for extra bases
• Finished a single shy of the cycle in a USC’s 8-0 win over Cal State Northridge on Tuesday
• Extended his hitting streak to seven games as USC took two of three games from No. 14 UCLA in Irvine, Calif.
• Last Trojan chosen Big Ten Player of the Week: Abbrie Covarrubias (April 14, 2025)

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Joseph Dzierwa, Michigan State (pronounced: Ger-wa)
Jr. — S-LHP — Haskins, Ohio — Otsego HS

• Threw a nine-inning, complete-game shutout in Michigan State’s 2-0 win over No. 6 Oregon on Friday in East Lansing
• Allowed three hits and struck out 11 batters while issuing no walks
• Spearheaded MSU’s biggest upset since a 2014 win over No. 1 Oregon State
• Recognized with Pitcher of the Week honor for the third time this season
• Last Spartan selected Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Joseph Dzierwa (Feb. 24, 2025)

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Jake Hanley, Indiana
Fr. — 1B — Mason, Ohio — Mason HS

• Contributed to Indiana’s perfect 4-0 week by batting .467 with three home runs and nine RBI
• Went 4-for-5 against Evansville, notching his third multiple-HR game of the season
• Totaled four RBI in Indiana’s sweep of Abilene Christian
• Receives second Freshman of the Week accolade, was also honored on March 31
• Last Hoosier tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Will Moore (April 21, 2025)
  
  

2025 BIG TEN BASEBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Feb. 17
PL: Logan Sutter, Sr., INF/DH, PUR
P: Joseph Dzierwa, Jr., S-LHP, MSU
F: Matthew Kouser, Fr., S-RHP, NU

Feb. 24
PL: Paxton Kling, Jr., OF, PSU
P: Joseph Dzierwa, Jr., S-LHP, MSU
F: Burke-Lee Mabeus, Fr., C, ORE
F: Grant Govel, Fr., R-RHP, USC

March 3
PL: Dominic Hellman, Jr., DH, ORE
P: Caden Aoki, Sr., S-RHP, USC
F: Devin Nunez, Fr., DH, NEB

March 10
PL: Aaron Manias, Jr., DH/2B, PUR
P: Aaron Savary, Jr., S-RHP, IOWA
F: Cooper Malamazian, Fr., 3B, IND

March 17
PL: Mitch Voit, Jr., 2B, MICH
P: Collin Clarke, So., S-RHP, ORE
F: Hogan Denny, Fr., OF, IND

March 24
PL: Reese Moore, So., C/DH, IOWA
PL: Ryan McKay, So., 2B, MSU
P: Landon Mack, Fr., S-RHP, RU
F: Landon Mack, Fr., S-RHP, RU

March 31
PL: Hollis Porter, So., DH/1B, MD
P: Blaine Wynk, Jr., R-RHP, OSU
F: Jake Hanley, Fr., 1B, IND

April 7
PL: Kooper Schulte, Jr., 2B/3B, IOWA
P: Cade Obermueller, Jr., S-LHP, IOWA
F: Jackson Hotchkiss, Fr., OF, WASH

April 14
PL: Abbrie Covarrubias, So., 2B, USC
P: Tate Carey, Fr., S-RHP, MICH
F: Tate Carey, Fr., S-RHP, MICH

April 21
PL: Mason Neville, Jr., OF, ORE
P: Grayson Grinsell, Jr., S-LHP, ORE
F: Will Moore, Fr., 3B, IND

April 28
PL: AJ Guerrero, Sr., OF, WASH
P: Caden Aoki, Sr., S-RHP, USC
F: Andrew Johnson, Fr., R-RHP, USC

May 5
PL: Ryan Cooney, So., 2B, ORE
PL: Andrew Lamb, So., OF, USC
P: Joseph Dzierwa, Jr., S-LHP, MSU
F: Jake Hanley, Fr., 1B, IND