Nebraska, Oregon, USC Take Home Weekly Baseball Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played Feb. 24-March 2.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dominic Hellman, Oregon
Jr. — DH — Mill Creek, Wash. — Henry M. Jackson HS

• Amassed a 1.639 OPS and 1.056 slugging percentage over four games
• Serving as a designated hitter, batted .500 (9-for-18) with three home runs and 13 RBI
• Hit two grand slams on Friday and helped Oregon push across a school-record 35 runs in a win on Saturday
• Helped No. 11 Oregon to a 4-0 week with a home sweep of Columbia
• Makes history as the first Duck chosen Big Ten Player of the Week

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Caden Aoki, USC
Sr. — S-RHP — Huntington Beach, Calif. — Notre Dame (NCAA)

• Earned the win on the mound in USC’s 3-1 victory over No. 12 Vanderbilt March 1 in Irvine, Calif.
• Struck out a career-high 10 batters against one walk allowed over seven innings
• Held the Commodores to four hits and a .167 batting average during a 101-pitch performance
• Lowered his season ERA to 2.70
• Becomes first Trojan selected as Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Devin Nunez, Nebraska
Fr. — DH — Navasota, Texas — Navasota HS

• In three starts at DH, compiled a slash line of .500/.533/.714 at the Frisco College Baseball Classic
• Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against No. 2 LSU
• Homered against Kansas State and finished the week with a 1.248 OPS
• Recorded three multiple-hit games, going 7-for-14 at the plate and scoring four runs
• Last Cornhusker named freshman of the week: Garrett Anglim on March 29, 2022

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