Iowa, Michigan State, Rutgers Land Weekly Baseball Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played March 18-23.

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Reese Moore, Iowa
So. — C/DH — Van Meter, Iowa — Van Meter HS

• Led Big Ten players with four home runs, nine RBI, a 1.487 slugging percentage and a 2.078 OPS, helping Iowa to a 4-0 record on the week
• Led an Iowa offense that generated 46 runs in a three-game sweep of Ohio State
• Hit .455 with runners on and .429 with runners in scoring position
• The Academic All-Big Ten recipients earns his first conference weekly honor
• Last Hawkeye named Big Ten Player of the Week: Keaton Anthony on Feb. 27, 2023

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan McKay, Michigan State
So. — 2B — Clarkson, Mich. — Orchard Lake St. Mary’s HS

• Batted .722 (13-for-18), highlighted by a 5-for-5 effort on Friday, as Michigan State captured its first series at Penn State since 2016
• Produced a .762 on-base percentage, reaching base in 10-straight at bats and in 11 of his last 12 trips to the plate
• Was flawless in 12 chances at second base, producing three putouts and 12 assists
• Collects his first Big Ten weekly accolade
• Last Spartan named Big Ten Player of the Week: Jack Frank on May 6, 2024

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Landon Mack, Rutgers
Fr. — S-RHP — Columbus, N.J. — Bishop Eustace HS

• Pitched seven shutout innings in Rutgers’ 8-0 road win over No. 9 Oregon on March 22
• Allowed just two hits, striking out four and walking none in holding the Ducks to a .091 batting average
• Had a run of 18-straight batters retired in helping Rutgers’ to its first top-10 win since 2018
• Handed Oregon, which ranked ninth in NCAA runs scored, its first shutout loss of the season
• Becomes first Rutgers player to earn two conference awards in the same week

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