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UCLA

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Michigan

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Washington

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Rutgers Baseball

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Mickey Gilligan. NJ Player of the Year 🏆

An incredible season. The future is bright 📈

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More All-America honors for our guys 🇺🇸

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Baseball Academic All-America (2026)

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Sutherland (MINN) and Manias (PUR) Earn Academic All-America Honors

College Baseball HOF

College Baseball Hall of Fame to Induct Players from USC and Indiana

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 Full 2026 Big Ten Spring All-Big Ten Academic List
 </a>ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,761 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. The list of honorees includes 234 baseball students, 93 men’s and 111 women’s golf students, 173 men’s and 197 women’s lacrosse students, 51 men’s and 349 women’s rowing students, 195 softball students, 69 men’s and 105 women’s tennis students, 345 men’s and 431 women’s track & field students, 18 acrobatics and tumbling students, nine bowling students, 22 men’s fencing students, 44 women’s fencing students, eight pistol and 10 rifle students, 35 men’s volleyball students, 29 men’s and 62 women’s water polo students, 54 women’s ice hockey students, 22 women’s lightweight rowing students, 58 women’s beach volleyball students, 20 women’s artistic swimming students, and 17  women’s wrestling students. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Among the spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 95 had unblemished GPAs:  Baseball  Ty Mikkelsen, Iowa, RS Freshman, Interdepartmental Studies (Business), Grimes, Iowa  Aaron Manias, Purdue, Senior, Selling & Sales Management, Uxbridge, Ontario Men’s Golf   Griffin Barke, Maryland, Sophomore, Business, Crestwood, Kent.  Manato Nakatani, Maryland, Junior, Computer Science, Tokyo, Japan  William Harned, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Finance Investment & Banking, Nashotah, Wis. Women’s Golf  Kylie Eaton, Illinois, Sophomore, Kinesiology, Greenville, R.I.  Brielle Mapanao, Illinois, Senior, Kinesiology, Quakers Hill, NSW, Australia  Victoria Zheng, Illinois, Senior, Finance, Markham, Ontario, Canada  Taylor Kehoe, Michigan State, Senior, Public Relations, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada  Olivia Lovegrove, Nebraska, Sophomore, Finance/Accounting, Lincoln, Neb.  Darae Chung, Oregon, Junior, Psychology, Wellington, New Zealand  Gwendolyn Powell, Penn State, Sophomore, Biology , Madison Township, Pa.  Lana Malek, Purdue, Junior, Biological Engineering, Hoce, Slovenia  Emily James, Rutgers, Junior, Economics, Bury, England  Krystal Li, Rutgers, Junior, Finance, Richmond Hill, Ontario  Grace Lu, Rutgers, Senior, Economics, Edison, N.J.  Amber Li, Washington, Sophomore, Computer Science, Newcastle, Wash.    Men’s Lacrosse  Justin Lawler, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Political Science, Randolph, N.J.  Ben Mckelvy, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Business and Science, Kent Island, Md.  Women’s Lacrosse  Katharine Merrifield, Michigan, Graduate Student, Real Estate Development, Denver, Colo.  Cara Nugent, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Post Baccalaureate, Boxford, Mass.  Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern, Senior, Learning & Organizational Change, St. Paul, Minn.  Ella Lewandowski, Oregon, Sophomore, Journalism and Communication: Advertising, Philadelphia, Pa.  Kylee Manser, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Hartland, Wis.  Shea Stone, Oregon, Sophomore, Psychology, Denver, Colo.  Kimberly Greenblatt, Rutgers, Senior, Journalism and Media Studies, Massapequa, N.Y.  Women’s Rowing  Isaebella DeLong, Iowa, Sophomore, Enterprise Leadership; Sport & Recreation Management, Durant, Iowa  Kendall Doerr, Iowa, Sophomore, English & Creative Writing; English Education, Houston, Texas  Evan Schwickerath, Iowa, Junior, Industrial Engineering, Waukee, Iowa  Logan Roeder, Michigan, Graduate Student, Social Work, Chicago, Ill.  Anna King, Ohio State, Junior, Sport Industry, Ottawa, Canada  Madeline Galesi, Rutgers, Junior, Criminal Justice & Political Science, Wayne, N.J.  Avery Mattos, Rutgers, Sophomore, Biological Sciences, Middletown, N.J.  Emily Szopa, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Business and Science, Bridgewater, N.J.    Softball  Ava Moore, Illinois, Sophomore, Accountancy, New Carlisle, Ohio  Remmington Hewitt, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Pleasant Grove, Calif.  Haley Painter, Purdue, Graduate Student, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Antioch, Calif.    Men’s Tennis  Zachary Viiala, Illinois, Junior, Finance, Perth, Australia    Women’s Tennis  Catherine Gagnon, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Montreal, Quebec, Canada    Men’s Track & Field  Duke Faley, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Finance; Business Analytics & Information Systems, Dubuque, Iowa  Miles Wilson, Iowa, Junior, Finance, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  Carter Bissell, Michigan State, Sophomore, Kinesiology, Rockford, Mich.  Kyle Eberhard, Michigan State, Junior, Aquatic Ecology & Management , Linden, Mich.  Seth Norder, Michigan State, Sophomore, Statistics , Grand Haven, Mich.  Jack Agnew, Ohio State, Junior, Exercise Science, Bellbrook, Ohio  Noah Kriesman, Rutgers, Senior, Exercise Science, Cherry Hill, N.J.  Zachary Love, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Applied Psychology, Fort Lee, N.J.  Luke Metcalf, USC, Sophomore, Human Biology, La Canada, Calif.    Women’s Track & Field  Kristine Blazevica, Illinois, Graduate Student, Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, Riga, Latvia  Anstasia Retsa, Illinois, Graduate Student, Management, Athens, Greece  Nora Wollen, Illinois, Graduate Student, Management, Oak Park, Ill.  Peyton Wilson, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Elementary Education, Lancaster, Ohio  Eva Rogers, Maryland, Sophomore, Finance, Odenton, Md.  Emily Cescon, Michigan, Sophomore, Civil Engineering, Toronto, Ontario  Samantha Hastie, Michigan, Graduate Student, Big Data Analytics, Ann Arbor, Mich.  Leah Hill, Michigan, Senior, Organizational Studies, Denver, Colo.  Brooke Johnston, Michigan, Junior, Psychology, Hawthorn Woods, Ill.  Clare McNamara, Michigan, Graduate Student, Social Work, Northville, Mich.  Gabbie Michael, Michigan, Graduate Student, Chemical Biology MS, Frankenmuth, Mich.  Chyler Turner, Michigan, Graduate Student, Community Change MSW, Shreveport, La.  Natalie Blake, Michigan State, Senior, Human Biology , Holland, Mich.  Gabrielle Jeffries, Michigan State, Sophomore, Kinesiology , Bloomfield Hills, Mich.  Sophia Lucki, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Global Health (MS), Toronto, Ontario  Kate Stajos, Michigan State, Sophomore, English , Charlotte, N.C.  Katelyn Stewart-Barnett, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Financial Planning & Wealth Management (MS), New Westminister, B.C.  Charlotte Lange, Minnesota, Senior, Kinesiology B S, La Grange Park, Ill.  Ali Weimer, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Sport Management M Ed, Saint Michael, Minn.  Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska, Junior, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D.  Alea Hardie, Nebraska, Sophomore, Psychology, Sioux Falls, S.D.  Jana Lowka, Nebraska, Senior, Biological Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany  Ela Velepec, Nebraska, Sophomore, Biological Sciences, Celje, Slovenia  Erin Boler, Northwestern, Junior, Economics, Niskayuna, N.Y.  Samantha Humphries, Oregon, Junior, Human Physiology, Flower Mound, Texas  Allison Ince, Oregon, Sophomore, Journalism and Communication: Advertising, Flower Mound, Texas  Paige Hazelrigg, Purdue, Junior, Biomedical Health Sciences, Noblesville, Indiana  Emma Baeyens, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Work, Warren, N.J.  Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Digital Marketing, Newark, Del.  Alianna Eucker, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Delta States, Nigeria  Emma Keating, Rutgers, Senior, Political Science, Pompton Plains, N.J.  Stephanie Driscoll, Washington, Graduate Student, Master of Arts in International Studies, Kendal, England  Danni Langseth, Wisconsin , Graduate Student, Analytics MS, Weston, Wis.  Maggie Munson, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Sports Leadership, Plymouth, Wis.    Acrobatics and Tumbling  Nicole Jackson, Oregon, Senior, Physics, Lawrenceville, Ga.    Bowling  Ashtyn Yoches, Nebraska, Sophomore, Child, Youth & Family Studies, Prairieville, La.    Men’s Rowing  Liam Smith, Wisconsin, Senior, Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Econ, MSB, Rockford, Mich.  Patrick Trihey, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering, BS, Mantorville, Minn.    Women’s Ice Hockey  Gracie Graham, Minnesota, Junior, Business and Marketing Educ BS, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada  Lacey Eden, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, MS Sport Leadership, Annapolis, Md. Women’s Lightweight Rowing  Emilie Rochon, Wisconsin, Senior, Biochemistry, BS, Muskego, Wis.  Claire Rulyak, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Economics, BA and Political Science, BA, Seattle, Wash.    Women’s Beach Volleyball  Daley McClellan, Oregon, Graduate Student, Special Education, Canby, Ore.  Ava Slojkowski, Oregon, Junior, Journalism and Communication: Public Relations, El Dorado Hills, Calif.  Women’s Artistic Swimming  Scarlett Finn, Ohio State, Sophomore, Architecture, Toronto, Ontario  Keana Hunter, Ohio State, Sophomore, Psychology, Los Angeles, Calif.    Women’s Water Polo  Mady Nollan, Indiana, Sophomore, Human Biology, Long Beach, Calif. </div>

Spring Academic All-Big Ten 2026

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Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees (2026)

NCAATC

2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament Central

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 NCAA BRACKET
 </a> ROSEMONT, Ill. – Four Big Ten teams have qualified for the 79th NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which opens May 29-June 1 at 16 regional sites. UCLA received the conference's automatic berth after winning the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday while Oregon, Nebraska and USC received at-large berths into the 64-team field. Three teams – UCLA, Oregon and Nebraska – will host regionals. Sixteen teams will advance from the double-elimination regionals to eight super regional sites scheduled for June 5-8. The Men's College World Series takes place June 12-22 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb. Details on Friday’s opening games: Los Angeles Regional | Steele Field at Jackie Robinson Stadium #1 UCLA (51-6), Big Ten vs. #4 Saint Mary’s (34-25), West Coast – 3 p.m. ET (ESPNU) Other regional teams: #2 Virginia Tech (30-24), ACC / #3 Cal Poly (36-22), Big West UCLA, Big Ten regular season and tournament champions, will make its 27th NCAA appearance all-time, having advanced to the Men’s College World Series last year. The No. 1 seed overall, the Bruins captured a national championship in 2013. Eugene Regional | Bob Kilkenny Field at PK Park #1 Oregon (40-16), Big Ten vs. #4 Yale (30-13-1), Ivy League – 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Other regional teams: #2 Oregon State (43-12), independent /#3 Washington State (30-26), Mountain West Oregon, hosting a regional for the second-straight year, is making its sixth-straight trip to the NCAAs and its 13th appearance overall. The Ducks are the No. 11 seed overall. Lincoln Regional | Hawks Field at Haymarket Park #1 Nebraska (42-15), Big Ten vs. #4 South Dakota State (24-31), Summit – 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Other regional teams: #2 Ole Miss (36-21), SEC / #3 Arizona State (37-19), Big 12 Nebraska, hosting a regional for the first time since 2008, is making their third-straight NCAA appearance and their 20th overall. The Cornhuskers are the No. 13 seed overall. College Station Regional | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park #2 USC (43-15), Big Ten vs. #3 Texas State (36-24), Sun Belt – 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Other regional teams: #1 Texas A&M (39-14), SEC / #4 Lamar (34-25), Southland USC earns its 43rd trip to the NCAA Tournament having won 12 national championships (their last in 1998). The Trojans have earned their second-straight NCAA berth.</div>

NCAABB

Four Big Ten Teams Selected for the NCAA Baseball Championship

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – No. 1 seed UCLA secured its first Big Ten Baseball Tournament championship with a 3-2 win over No. 3 seed Oregon in extra innings Sunday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Phoenix Call was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom 11th, pushing across Roman Martin for the winning run. It marked the third-straight walk off win for the Bruins (51-6), who added the tournament title to their regular season crown to complete the Big Ten Double. UCLA was down to its last out in the ninth when Aidan Espinoza singled home Payton Brennan to force extra innings. Oregon (40-16) opened a 2-0 lead with back-to-back home runs from Bruke-Lee Mabeus and Naulivou Lauaki in the sixth inning. The 11th-ranked Ducks placed five players on the all-tournament team. UCLA first baseman Mulivai Levu was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after recording a walk-off home run in the semifinals and a walk-off sacrifice fly in the quarterfinals. With Sunday’s win, UCLA receives the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show will air at noon ET Monday on ESPN2. Most Outstanding Player Mulivai Levu, UCLA All-Tournament Team P – Shane Brinham, Michigan P – Cal Scolari, Oregon P – Will Sanford, Oregon C – Noah Miller, Michigan 1B – Mulivai Levu, UCLA 2B – Dylan Drake, Purdue SS – Henry Kaczmar, Ohio State 3B – Drew Smith, Oregon OF – Angel Laya, Oregon OF – Will Gasparino, UCLA OF – Mic Paul, Washington DH – Naulivou Lauaki Jr., Oregon</div>

Champions (UCLA)

UCLA Wins Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai

Final Bracket

2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament

2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Central

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 3 Oregon will meet in the championship game of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai. Washington and USC were eliminated as quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were completed Saturday at Charles Schwab Field. Game 14: Oregon 9, Washington 4 The tournament's last quarterfinal game produced an Oregon win with the Ducks connecting on a season-high five home runs. The Huskies (25-32) received a grand slam off the bat of Ty Cowan, who hit his first homer of the season. Game 15: UCLA 7, USC 5 Mulivai Levu connected on a three-run, walk-off home run to lift the Bruins (50-6) to a championship appearance for the second-straight year. UCLA became the first team in the country to reach 50 wins. Augie Lopez went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Trojans (43-15). Game 16: Oregon 8, Nebraska 0 Oregon (40-15) won its second game of the day on the strength of three home runs, giving the Ducks eight for the day. Drew Sanford tossed six shutout innings, fanning nine and allowing two hits. The loss ended Nebraska's bid for a third-straight tournament title. Sunday's championship will begin at 2 p.m. CT and be carried by the Big Ten Network.</div>

Day5

Baseball Tournament: Day 5 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – Three teams on Friday advanced to the semifinals as the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai rolled on at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Game 11: USC 7, Michigan State 0 USC (43-14) built a 4-0 lead after three innings and didn't look back in posting the third shutout of the tournament. Trojans Abbrie Covarrubias and Jack Basseer produced multi-RBI days while the Spartans (24-32) utilized seven pitchers in their final game of the season. Game 12: UCLA 4, Purdue 3 Top-ranked UCLA (49-6) escaped an upset bid from Purdue on Mulivai Levu's walk-off sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom ninth which scored Jarrod Hocking. It was the Bruins' first lead of the night. Starter Thomas Howard surrendered just two hits over five innings for the Boilermakers (37-20). Game 13: Nebraska 6, Michigan 4 Nebraska (42-14) broke a 4-4 tie with a pair of runs in the seventh to finish on the winning end of a game that ended just past two a.m. Case Sanderson went 3-for-4, finishing a home run shy of a cycle. Brayden Jefferis finished 2-for-3 at the plate for the Wolverines (34-24). Saturday's action includes a quarterfinals match-up between No. 3 seed Oregon and No. 11 Washington followed by two semifinal games.</div>

Day 4

Baseball Tournament: Day 4 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference has announced revised start times for Saturday’s quarterfinal and semifinals games of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, May 23 (Charles Schwab Field Omaha) Game 14 – Quarterfinal: #3 Oregon vs. #11 Washington, 10 a.m. CT Game 15 – Semifinal: #1 UCLA vs. #4 USC, 2 p.m. CT Game 16 – Semifinal: #2 Nebraska vs. Game 14 winner, 6 p.m. CT Tickets for Game 14 will be honored on Saturday.</div>

Schedule Change

Saturday Start Times Announced For Big Ten Baseball Tournament

<div class="payload-richtext">OMAHA, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference has announced a change to tonight’s schedule for the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai. Due to forecasted weather, the quarterfinal game between No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 5 Purdue will begin at 7 p.m. CT. A decision regarding the game between No. 2 Nebraska and No. 7 Michigan will be made later tonight.</div>

Update May 22

Scheduling Update for Big Ten Baseball Tournament

<div class="payload-richtext">OMAHA, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference has announced that due to forecasted weather, game 12 of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament – featuring No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 5 Purdue – will begin no earlier than 6 p.m. CT today. The conference will provide an update on the status of game 13 between No. 2 Nebraska and No. 7 Michigan later this evening. Game 14 involving No. 3 seed Oregon and No. 11 seed Washington will move to Saturday (time TBA) with semifinal games to follow. Tickets for that game will be honored on Saturday.</div>

Schedule Change Made to Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – Quarterfinal pairing are set for the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai following day three action at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Game 9: Purdue 8, Iowa 1 In an elimination game, Purdue (37-19) prevailed behind solid pitching from starter Austin Klug and reliever Jarvis Evans, who allowed a combined six hits. The Boilermakers earned the right to face top seed UCLA. Iowa, which received three hits from Kellen Strohmeyer, finished its season with a 33-23 record. Game 10: Michigan 3, Ohio State 0 A pitchers duel went Michigan's way, paving a trip to the quarterfinals and a matchup with Nebraska. Shane Brinham struckout 11 batters over nine innings while counterpart Gavin Kuzniewski allowed just one hit over 7.2 innings. The Wolverines managed two hits on the night, both coming off the bat of Noah Miller, who drove home all three runs. Ohio State concluded its year at 30-25. Friday's quarterfinals will pair No. 4 seed USC versus No. 12 Michigan State (9 a.m. CT), No. 1 UCLA versus No. 5 Purdue (1 p.m. CT), No. 2 Nebraska versus No. 7 Michigan (5 p.m. CT) and No. 3 Oregon versus No. 11 Washington (9 p.m. CT).</div>

Day 3 Recap

Baseball Tournament: Day 3 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. — Two teams qualified for the quarterfinals and two were sent home as the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai continued at Charles Schwab Field Omaha on Wednesday. Game 5: Purdue 3, Illinois 1 Purdue (36-19) was kept off the board until the eighth inning, but scored three times to keep their tournament hopes alive. Eli Anderson delivered a two-run single as the Boilermakers earned the win despite having just three hits. Illinois ended its season at 28-27. Game 6: Ohio State 3, Rutgers 2 Pierce Herrenbruck tossed a complete game with 99 pitches for the Buckeyes (30-24). Teammate Dane Harvey drove in the winning run with a double in the bottom eighth. Rutgers closed its year with a 26-30 mark. Game 7: Michigan State 4, Iowa 3 The 12th-seeded Spartans (24-31) earned a spot in the quarterfinals and a matchup with No. 4 seed USC. Ryan McKay singled home two runs in the top ninth and reliever Nolan Higgins closed the door with a pair of strikeouts. Iowa (33-22) now prepares to face Purdue on Thursday with a quarterfinals berth on the line. Game 8: Washington 7, Michigan 1 The 11th-seeded Huskies (25-31) punched their ticket to the quarterfinals, where they will meet arch-rival Oregon on Friday. Jackson Hotchkiss connected on his 20th home run of the season, becoming the third Big Ten player this season to reach that mark. Michigan (33-23) will meet Ohio State Thursday with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. </div>

BB Tournament (2026)

Baseball Tournament: Day 2 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Mark Kuhlmann OMAHA, Neb. – A new format provided the backdrop for opening day of the 2026 BigTen Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai. No. 7 seed Michigan, No. 8 Iowa, No. 11 Washington and No. 12 Michigan State recorded wins in double-elimination bracket play. A total of 52 runs were scored over the four games. Game 1: Michigan State 8, Purdue 4 The Spartans (23-31) produced the first upset of the day, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in their first at-bat and building a 7-0 cushion after two frames. Game 2: Iowa 10, Illinois 6 For the second straight game, the visitors scored four times in the opening inning. The Illinois (28-26) lead was short-lived however as Iowa (33-21) tied the game in the third and used a five-run, seventh inning to pull away. Game 3: Michigan 10, Rutgers 0 (7 inns.) Michigan (33-22) earned the first run-rule victory of the tournament by scoring six runs in the bottom seventh. Cade Montgomery was stellar on the mound, striking out six and allowing just one hit in a complete-game effort. Game 4: Washington 8, Ohio State 6 Washington (24-31) produced the second upset of the tournament shortly past midnight. The fourth-time the Huskies took the lead would be the charm as Mic Paul's two-run triple in the ninth proved to be the difference. Wednesday will feature four more games, including two elimination affairs — No. 9 Illinois versus No. 5 Purdue and No. 10 Rutgers versus No. 6 Ohio State. </div>

Day 1 BB

Baseball Tournament: Day 1 Update

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2026 baseball awards winners on Tuesday. Voting was conducted by the conference head coaches. UCLA junior shortstop Roch Cholowsky was named Big Ten Player of the Year for the second-straight season and record-setting USC junior Mason Edwards earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors. Nebraska took home two individual awards with senior shortstop Dylan Carey tabbed Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and rookie outfielder Drew Grego chosen as Big Ten Freshman of the Year. UCLA’s John Savage was a unanimous selection as Big Ten Coach of the Year. Cholowsky becomes the third player in Big Ten history to earn the player of the year award in consecutive seasons, joining Minnesota’s Luke Appert (2002-03) and Michigan’s Barry Larkin (1984-85). His selection also marks the fourth-straight year a shortstop has been recognized. Cholowsky has produced a .330 batting average with 21 home runs and 59 RBI in 54 games. He leads the Big Ten in home runs (21), runs scored (70) and is tied for total bases (141). A native of Chandler, Arizona, Cholowsky is the top-ranked player on the 2026 MLB Draft top 150 prospects list and is a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, presented to the top amateur baseball player in the nation. Left-handed starter Edwards sports an 8-0 record with a 1.49 ERA in 84.1 innings pitched. The Los Angeles native leads the NCAA in strikeouts (154) and hits allowed per nine innings (4.59) while ranking second in ERA (1.49) and seventh in WHIP (0.95). Edwards has recorded 10-or-more strikeouts 12 times and set the Big Ten record for strikeouts in a conference season (113). The Golden Spikes Award semifinalist was also named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week four times, matching a conference season record. Carey owns a .980 fielding percentage in 54 starts, having committed just four errors in 196 chances at shortstop. At the plate he has compiled a .347 batting average, 14 home runs and a Big Ten-leading 63 RBI. A native of Castle Rock, Colorado, Carey has made 230 career starts for the Cornhuskers and is the school’s all-time doubles leader (63). He is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, awarded to the top college player by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Grego sports a .348 batting average with seven home runs and 44 RBI in 48 games. He ranks second in slugging percentage (.576) and third in on-base percentage (.444) and batting (.348) for the 15th-ranked Cornhuskers. Grego has also been flawless in the outfield, fielding 1.000 in 93 chances. The Papillion, Nebraska, product is the third Cornhusker to win the Big Ten Freshman of the Year Award. Savage led UCLA to its second-straight Big Ten regular season title as the Bruins set Big Ten records for conference wins (28) and consecutive conference wins (25) in a season. UCLA (48-6) has spent the entire season as the nation’s consensus No. 1-ranked team and is the top-seed for the Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai, which began Tuesday and runs through Sunday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb. The Big Ten also recognized 17 Sportsmanship Award recipients, honoring student-athletes who distinguished themselves through sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academics and citizenship. A complete list of award winners is below: 2026 BIG TEN BASEBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Roch Cholowsky, Jr., SS, UCLA PITCHER OF THE YEAR Mason Edwards, Jr., SP, USC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Dylan Carey, Sr., SS, Nebraska FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Drew Grego, Fr., OF, Nebraska COACH OF THE YEAR John Savage, UCLA + ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM SP – Carson Jasa, R-So., Nebraska SP – Logan Reddemann, Jr., UCLA SP – Mason Edwards, Jr., USC + SP – Grant Govel, So., USC RP – Tanner Bradley, So., Oregon RP – Easton Hawk, So., UCLA RP – Wylan Moss, So., UCLA C – Weber Neels, Sr., Minnesota 1B – Mulivai Levu, Jr., UCLA 2B – Colby Turner, Jr., Michigan SS – Roch Cholowsky, Jr., UCLA 3B – Drew Smith, Sr., Oregon OF – Hogan Denny, So., Indiana OF – Will Gasparino, Jr., UCLA OF – Jackson Hotchkiss, So., Washington UTL – Michael Anderson, Sr., Penn State At-Large – Dylan Carey, Sr., Nebraska (SS) At-Large – Roman Martin, Jr., UCLA (3B) ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM SP – Aidan Flinn, Fr., Illinois SP – Aidan Donovan, So., Michigan State SP – Isaac Morton, Jr., Minnesota SP – Will Sanford, So., Oregon RP – J’Shawn Unger, So., Nebraska RP – Devin Bell, Sr., Oregon RP – Adam Troy, R-Jr., USC C – Colton Bower, R-Jr., Washington 1B – Case Sanderson, Jr., Nebraska 2B – Gable Mitchell, Sr., Iowa SS – Henry Kaczmar, Sr., Ohio State 3B – Sam Flores, Sr., Purdue OF – Drew Grego, Fr., Nebraska OF – Mac Moyer, Jr., Nebraska OF – Jack Basseer, Sr., USC UTL – Dane Harvey, R-So., Ohio State At-Large – Jake Hanley, So., Indiana (1B) At-Large – Ryan Cooney, Jr., Oregon (2B) At-Large – Cashel Dugger, Jr., UCLA (C) ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM SP – Tony Neubeck, Gr., Indiana SP – Kurt Barr, Sr., Michigan SP – Noah Kenney, Jr., Washington RP – Cal Randall, Jr., UCLA C – Mason Eckelman, Jr., Ohio State 1B – Caleb Wulf, Sr., Iowa 2B – Dylan Drake, Jr., Purdue SS – Ryan Kucherak, Jr., Northwestern 3B – Brayden Martin, Jr., Maryland OF – Charlie Sutherland, Jr., Minnesota OF – Jack Lausch, Sr., Northwestern OF – Avery Moore, Sr., Purdue UTL – Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., Oregon (no At-Large due to second team tie) ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM P – Grant Govel, So., USC C – Cashel Dugger, Jr., UCLA 1B – Mulivai Levu, Jr., UCLA 2B – Gable Mitchell, Sr., Iowa SS – Dylan Carey, Sr., Nebraska 3B – Drew Smith, Sr., Oregon OF – Mac Moyer, Jr., Nebraska OF – Will Gasparino, Jr., UCLA OF – Dean West, Jr., UCLA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Aidan Flinn, Fr., SP, Illinois AJ Putty, Fr., 1B, Illinois Kyle Alivo, R-Fr., UTL, Iowa Bud Coombs, Fr., OF, Maryland Ryan Costello, R-Fr., 1B, Maryland Ty Kaunas, Fr., SS, Maryland Shane Brinham, Fr., SP, Michigan Drew Grego, Fr., OF, Nebraska Jeter Worthley, Fr., C, Nebraska Brayden Jaksa, Fr., 1B, Oregon Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., UTL, Oregon Angel Laya, Fr., OF, Oregon Zach Strickland, Fr., RP, UCLA Diego Velazquez, Fr., RP, USC SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Will Johannes, Sr., C, Illinois Tony Neubeck, Gr., SP, Indiana Kellen Strohmeyer, R-Jr., OF, Iowa Aden Hill, Sr., OF, Maryland Joonsung Park, Jr., UTL, Michigan Randy Seymour, Sr., 1B, Michigan State Charlie Sutherland, Jr., OF, Minnesota Caleb Clark, Sr., RP, Nebraska Jack Lausch, Sr., OF, Northwestern Noah Furcht, Gr., OF, Ohio State Jack Brooks, Jr., OF, Oregon Ben DeMell, R-Sr., RP, Penn State Aaron Manias, R-Sr., UTL, Purdue     Matt Chatelle, Sr., C, Rutgers Cashel Dugger, Jr., C, UCLA     Andrew Lamb, Jr., OF, USC      Tommy Brandenburg, R-Sr., RP, Washington  + unanimous selections</div>

Big Ten Baseball Postseason Awards

Big Ten Conference Announces 2026 Baseball Postseason Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its baseball weekly awards for games played May 11-17, 2026.Player of the Week Paul Jones II, Maryland So. – 1B/DH – Burnsville, Minn. – Cretin-Derham Hall<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Finished the week with a .571 batting average, 1.429 slugging percentage and 2.076 OPS</li><li
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 >Second Terrapin this year to be named Player of Week, joining Devin Russell (April 13)</li></ul>Pitcher of the Week Chris Domke, Ohio State Jr. – S-RHP – North Royalton, Ohio – Youngstown State (NCAA)<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Became the first Ohio State pitcher to throw a nine-inning complete game in five years</li><li
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 >Facing arch-rival Michigan on the road, Domke allowed one run and three hits, holding the Wolverines to a .103 batting average.</li><li
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 >Last Buckeye chosen Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Blaine Wynk (March 31, 2025)</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Kyle Alivo, Iowa R-Fr. – R-RHP – Franklin, Wis. – St. Thomas More<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Last Hawkeye tabbed Freshman of the Week: Keaton Anthony (May 24, 2022)</li></ul>Team rankings are the highest position listed among the five polls: Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game, USA Today2026 Big Ten Baseball Weekly Awards Feb. 16 PL: Jackson Freeman, Jr., OF, NU P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE Feb. 23 PL: Will Gasparino, Jr., OF, UCLA P: Wylan Moss, So., R-RHP, UCLA F: AJ Putty, Fr., 1B, ILL March 2 PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C, MINN P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Brayden Ricketts, R-Fr., DH, IND March 9 PL: Colton Bower, Jr., C, WASH P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Ryan Costello, R-Fr., 1B/OF, MD F: Angel Laya, Fr., OF, ORE March 16 PL: Roch Cholowsky, Jr., SS, UCLA P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Daniel Porras, Fr., OF/1B, WASH March 23 PL: Dominic Hellman, Sr., DH, ORE PL: Alex Bemis, Jr., OF, OSU P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Gavin Lauridsen, Fr., R-RHP, USC March 30 PL: Brandon Rogers, Sr., OF, PUR P: Miles Gosztola, Jr., S-LHP, ORE F: CJ Deckinga, Fr., 3B, MSU April 6 PL: Payton Brennan, R-Jr., OF, UCLA P: Shane Brinham, Fr., S-LHP, MICH F: Zach Strickland, Fr., R-RHP, UCLA April 13 PL: Devin Russell, R-Jr., C, MD P: Logan Reddemann, S-RHP, Jr., UCLA F: Naulivou Lauaki Jr., R-Fr., DH, ORE April 20 PL: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB PL: Ryan Cooney, Jr., 2B, ORE P: David Lally Jr., Sr., S-RHP, MICH F: Drew Grego, Fr., OF, NEB April 27                                                                                  PL: Weber Neels, Sr., C/1B, MINN P: Grant Govel, So., S-RHP, USC F: Owen ten Oever, Fr., DH, IND May 4 PL: Mason Eckelman, Jr., C, OSU P: Easton Hawk, So., R-RHP, UCLA P: Mason Edwards, Jr., S-LHP, USC F: Diego Velazquez, Fr., R-RHP, USC May 11 PL: Jack Basseer, Sr., OF, USC P: Carson Jasa, R-So., S-RHP, NEB F: Aidan Flinn, Fr., S-LHP, ILL May 18 PL: Paul Jones II, So., 1B/DH, MD P: Chris Domke, Jr., S-RHP, OSU F: Kyle Alivo, Fr., R-RHP, IOWA</div>

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Maryland, Ohio State, Iowa Receive Weekly Baseball Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Saturday the bracket for the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament presented by IFS.ai, scheduled for May 19-24 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Omaha will be hosting the tournament for the ninth time since 2014. The 12-team tournament will determine the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. UCLA set the Big Ten record for conference wins in a season (28) to claim the Big Ten Championship and the tournament’s No. 1 seed. The tournament field features four teams ranked in the Top 25: consensus No. 1 UCLA, No. 11 Oregon, No. 13 USC and No. 19 Nebraska. This year’s tournament has a new format. The first three days of the tournament will feature double-elimination brackets, pairing eight teams seeded No. 5-12. Four games will be held on Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20, and two games contested on Thursday, May 21, to produce four qualifiers. The four advancing teams will face seeds No. 1-4 in single-elimination quarterfinals on Friday, May 22. Semifinals take place Saturday, May 23, followed by the championship game on Sunday, May 24. Tournament seedings: 1. UCLA (48-6, 28-2 Big Ten) 2.  Nebraska (41-14, 23-7 Big Ten) 3.  Oregon (38-15, 20-10 Big Ten) 4.  USC (42-14, 20-10 Big Ten) 5.  Purdue (35-18, 18-12 Big Ten) 6.  Ohio State (29-23, 18-12 Big Ten) 7.  Michigan (32-22, 17-13 Big Ten) 8.  Iowa (32-21, 15-15 Big Ten) 9.  Illinois (28-25, 14-16 Big Ten) 10. Rutgers (26-28, 13-17 Big Ten) 11. Washington (23-31, 12-18 Big Ten) 12. Michigan State (22-31, 11-19 Big Ten) Tournament schedule: <a href="https://bigten.org/base/article/58591/">
 https://bigten.org/base/article/58591/
 </a> The Big Ten Network will broadcast every game of the tournament. Games will also be available on the FOX Sports App. All-session packages are on sale at <a href="http://www.bigten.org/baseballtickets">
 www.bigten.org/baseballtickets
 </a>. </div>

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