Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State and Nebraska Earn Weekly Baseball Honors
Illini’s Sarver and Spartans’ Peterson share Player of the Week; Huskers’ Hroch voted Pitcher of the Week; Terrapins’ Shaw earned Freshman of the Week
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Co-Player of the Week
1B - Kellen Sarver, Illinois (JR)
- Posted a slugging percentage of 1.417 and a .538 on-base percentage to lead the Illini against Penn State last weekend
- Registered a .500 batting average on the week with six hits, six runs, seven RBI, two doubles and three home runs
- Recorded his first career multi-home run game and had a career-high six RBI on May 22, including a fourth-inning grand slam to give the Illini a 10-3 lead
- Wins his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
- last Illinois Player of the Week: Jack Yalowitz (March 11, 2019)
Co-Player of the Week
1B - Bailey Peterson, Michigan State (SR)
- Went 6-of-14 (.429) with eight RBI and four extra-base hits, including three home runs to help the Spartans capture their second-straight road series win at Rutgers
- Bashed two home runs and went 4-for-5 with seven RBI in Sunday's 14-8 win, helping MSU to a season-high run total and matching its season best with 17 hits
- His seven RBI tied for the most in a Big Ten game this season and the most by a Spartan since March 26, 2017 (Brandon Hughes - seven at Illinois)
- Wins his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Zaid Walker (March 10, 2021)
Pitcher of the Week
P - Chance Hroch, Nebraska (SR)
- Pitched his first career complete game on May 22, leading Nebraska to a win at Indiana and the Huskers' second Big Ten Championship title
- Matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts, allowing just one run on three hits over 9.0 innings
- Faced the minimum in an inning five times, including the sixth, seventh and eighth innings
- Wins his first career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award
- Last Nebraska Pitcher of the Week: Cade Povich (May 18, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
2B - Matthew Shaw, Maryland (FR)
- Went 5-for-13 (.385) at the plate in Maryland's series win at No. 24 Michigan
- Finished with a .538 slugging percentage and a .467 on-base percentage on the weekend
- Went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Maryland's series-clinching win on Sunday, scoring the eventual game-winning run after a leadoff double in the third
- Wins his first career Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
- Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Jason Savacool (May 11, 2021)