2018 Big Ten Baseball Big Ten Tournament Release • May 23-27, 2018
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2018 BIG TEN BASEBALL BIG TEN TOURNAMENT RELEASE • MAY 23-27, 2018 Contact: Megan Rowley, Assistant Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 129 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 678-523-5924 • Twitter: @B1GBaseball 2018 STANDINGS Standings Conf. PCT. Overall PCT. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 1. Minnesota! 18-4-0 .818 37-13-0 .740 17-7-0 13-6-0 7-0-0 9-1-0 W5 2. Purdue 17-6-0 .739 34-18-0 .654 15-5-0 11-12-0 8-1-0 8-2-0 W4 MAY 21 3. Michigan 15-8-0 .652 32-19-0 .627 18-3-0 12-13-0 2-3-0 5-5-0 L3 4. Illinois 15-9-0 .625 31-18-0 .633 13-9-0 12-6-0 6-3-0 6-4-0 L1 Player of the Week Luke Miller, Indiana 5. Indiana 14-9-0 .609 37-15-0 .712 21-5-0 10-9-0 6-1-0 6-4-0 W6 3B – Jr. – Muncie, Ind. – Cowan 6. Iowa 13-9-0 .591 33-18-0 .647 20-6-0 9-10-0 4-2-0 7-3-0 W5 7. Ohio State 14-10-0 .583 34-20-0 .630 16-7-0 10-8-0 8-5-0 5-5-0 L2 • Hit .533 on the week with three home runs, a 8. Michigan State 11-12-0 .478 20-30-0 .400 10-13-0 8-12-0 2-5-0 4-6-0 W2 double, six RBI, two walks and eight hits overall as 9. Maryland 9-14-0 .391 24-30-0 .444 13-13-0 9-17-0 2-0-0 5-5-0 L3 Indiana went 4-0 10. Nebraska 8-14-0 .364 24-28-0 .462 13-12-0 6-13-0 5-3-0 4-6-0 W1 • Opened the week by reaching base twice and 11. Rutgers 7-16-0 .304 25-25-0 .500 12-9-0 8-14-0 5-2-0 3-7-0 L2 scoring a run in a win at No. 25 Louisville 12. Northwestern 6-18-0 .250 17-32-0 .347 6-14-0 10-16-0 1-2-0 3-7-0 L2 • Had multiple hits in all three contests against 13. Penn State 3-21-0 .125 15-34-0 .306 8-14-0 6-14-0 1-6-0 4-6-0 L3 Maryland, recording a 1.545 slugging percentage in the series Big Ten Tournament teams in bold ! - Denotes Big Ten Champion • Collects his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award LAST WEEK’S RESULTS • Last Indiana Big Ten Player of the Week: Matt Gorski (March 6, 2018) May. 15, 2018 Penn State 7, Villanova 4 Pitcher of the Week Reggie Meyer, Minnesota Cincinnati 14, Ohio State 4 P – Jr. – New Brighton, Minn. – Totino-Grace Rutgers 4, Monmouth 3 2018 BIG TEN BASEBALL Minnesota 8, St. John’s (NY) 4 • Pitched 8.0 scoreless innings in Minnesota’s 4-0 TOURNAMENT Central Mich. 13, Michigan State 2 victory over Rutgers on Thursday as the Gophers Notre Dame 19, Northwestern 10 clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship • Scattered three hits while striking out five batters DATE: May 23-27, 2018 Iowa 5, Western Ill. 4 and walking one FACILITY: TD Ameritrade Park Indiana 9, Louisville 5 • Pitched at least eight complete innings for the CAPACITY: 24,000 Purdue 7, Oral Roberts 6 fourth time this season SITE: Omaha, Neb. • Records his first career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week TICKETS: On Sale Now at Ticketmaster.com honor May. 17, 2018 • Last Minnesota Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Wednesday, May 23 Minnesota 4, Rutgers 0 Patrick Fredrickson (May 7, 2018) Game 1: No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 6 Indiana, 10 a.m. Ohio State 10, Michigan State 8 Game 2: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 7 Northwestern, 1:30 p.m. Northwestern 13, Belmont 4 Freshman of the Week Game 3: No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Purdue, 5 p.m. Purdue 3, Michigan 0 Max Meyer, Minnesota P – Woodbury, Minn. – Woodbury Game 4: No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 5 Iowa, 8:30 p.m. Indiana 6, Maryland 5 Illinois 5, Nebraska 2 • Appeared in both victories over Rutgers as Thursday, May 24 Iowa 3, Penn State 1 Minnesota secured the Big Ten Championship Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9 a.m. Completed a 4-0 shutout victory on Thursday by Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m. pitching a scoreless ninth inning Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m. May. 18, 2018 • Earned his 14th save of the season on Friday in 1.2 Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 9 p.m. Minnesota 5, Rutgers 3 innings of work, inducing a double play in the eighth Michigan State 6, Ohio State 2 inning and striking out the side in the ninth Friday, May 25 Belmont 6, Northwestern 5 • Wins his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 3:30 p.m. Indiana 5, Maryland 1 • Last Minnesota Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 7:30 p.m. Patrick Fredrickson (May 7, 2018) Illinois 13, Nebraska 6 Saturday, May 26 Purdue 6, Michigan 3 Iowa 9, Penn State 1 FOLLOW THE BIG TEN Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8, 9 a.m. The Big Ten baseball page on bigten.org will feature Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 7, 1 p.m. notes, previews, statistics, standings and more. You Game 13^: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 , 5 p.m. May. 19, 2018 can also keep track of Big Ten baseball in real time by Game 14^: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12 , 9 p.m.* Purdue 2, Michigan 1 following the conference on Twitter @B1GBaseball and Michigan State 8, Ohio State 3 @BigTen or become a fan of the Big Ten Conference on Sunday, May 27 Nebraska 11, Illinois 8 Facebook and Instagram. Game 15: Championship Game, 1 p.m. Belmont 7, Northwestern 5 facebook.com/BigTenConference Indiana 13, Maryland 3 All times are Central and subject to change Iowa 8, Penn State 4 twitter.com/B1GBaseball *Moves to 5 p.m. if Game 13 does not take place ^ If necessary instagram.com/bigten BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,500 students competing in intercollegiate athletics for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. BIG TEN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT RELEASE 2 Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners Illinois’ Bren Spillane earns Big Ten Player of the Year plaudits ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Big Ten on Tuesday announced the 2018 baseball individual award winners and All-Big Ten teams, as selected by the conference coaches. Illinois’ Bren Spillane was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, Minnesota’s Patrick Fredrickson earned Pitcher and Freshman of the Year recognition and Minnesota head coach John Anderson was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year. Spillane becomes the 10th Illinois standout to claim Big Ten Player of the Year honors, and the first since David Kerian in 2015. A first baseman for the Illini, Spillane ranks first in the Big Ten in batting average (.407), slugging percentage (.944), on base percentage (.512), runs batted in (57) and home runs (22). Fredrickson becomes the third Minnesota hurler to earn Big Ten Pitcher of the Year accolades and the fourth student to capture Big Ten Freshman of the Year plaudits. In all games, the right-handed starter currently leads the Big Ten in op- ponent’s batting average (.207) and ranks second with a 1.80 ERA. Anderson was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the seventh time, the most in Big Ten history. Anderson, who claimed the award for the first time since 2016, guided the Golden Gophers to their 24th Big Ten Championship this season. The Big Ten also announced the Sportsmanship Award honorees from each institution. The students chosen are indi- viduals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These students must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The complete list of All-Big Ten teams and award winners can be found below. Player of the Year All-Big Ten Second Team All-Big Ten Freshman Team* Bren Spillane, Illinois C - Jesse Wilkening, Nebraska C - Gunner Hellstrom, Nebraska 1B - Scott Schreiber, Nebraska 1B - JESSE FRANKLIN, MICHIGAN Pitcher of the Year 2B - Michael Massey, Illinois 2B - Drew Ashley, Indiana Patrick Fredrickson, Minnesota SS - Ben Troike, Illinois SS - Dan DiGeorgio, Rutgers 3B - Micah Coffey, Minnesota 3B - Zach Iverson, Michigan State Freshman of the Year OF - Jordan Nwogu, Michigan OF - JORDAN NWOGU, MICHIGAN Patrick Fredrickson, Minnesota OF - Ben Mezzenga, Minnesota OF - Jaxon Hallmark, Nebraska OF - Dominic Canzone, Ohio State OF - Dillon Dingler, Ohio State Coach of the Year SP - Pauly Milto, Indiana OF - BEN NISLE, PURDUE John Anderson, Minnesota SP - Tommy Henry, Michigan SP - Ben Dragani, Michigan SP - Reggie Meyer, Minnesota SP - Mason Erla, Michigan State All-Big Ten First Team RP - Seth Kinker, Ohio State SP - PATRICK FREDRICKSON, MINNESOTA C - Tyler Cropley, Iowa DH - Scotty Bradley, Indiana SP - Trent Johnson, Purdue 1B - BREN SPILLANE, ILLINOIS UTIL - Kevin Biondic, Maryland RP - MAX MEYER, MINNESOTA 2B - Nick Dunn, Maryland DH - Parker Hendershot, Penn State SS - TERRIN VAVRA, MINNESOTA All-Big Ten Third Team* UTIL - Zach Iverson, Michigan State 3B - Noah McGowan, Ohio State C - Nick Dalesandro, Purdue OF - Matt Gorski, Indiana 1B - Jacson McGowan, Purdue Sportsmanship Award Honorees OF - Robert Neustrom, Iowa 2B - Luke Pettersen, Minnesota Jackson Douglas, Illinois OF - Jonathan Engelmann, Michigan SS - Jack Dunn, Northwestern B.J.