“These guys are going to go on to be future husbands and fathers and community leaders a whole lot longer than they're baseball players, but the lessons that they learned in our program and through our success in this postseason are going to last with them forever.” - Erik Bakich
Coaches select defending
#B1GBaseball
Champion
@Husker_Baseball
as the preseason favorite to claim the conference title.
2022 Preseason Poll & Players to Watch 🗞️ ➡️
Nebraska (
@Husker_Baseball
) clinches the outright
#B1GBaseball
Championship and NCAA AQ by virtue of the Huskers' 9-0 win over Ohio State. The title marks the program's second regular season crown.
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Your
#B1GBaseball
Freshman of the Week is Max Anderson of
@Husker_Baseball
⤵️
⚾ Went 7-for-10 (.700) at the plate with 2 doubles in a 2-game sweep of Northwestern
⚾ Finished with a 1.167 slugging percentage and a .714 on-base percentage
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Congratulations to Michigan baseball on an amazing season. The national runner-up finished with 50 wins, the most in program history since 1987.
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Your
#B1GBaseball
Pitcher of the Week is Chance Hroch of
@Husker_Baseball
⤵️
⚾ Pitched his 1st career complete game on May 22, leading Nebraska to a win at Indiana and the Big Ten Championship title
⚾ Matched a career high with 10 strikeouts
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Your
#B1GBaseball
Pitcher of the Week is Cade Povich of
@Husker_Baseball
⤵️
⚾ Tossed 7.0 shutout innings and allowed just 2 hits in a series-opening win against Northwestern
⚾ Struck out 5 and faced more than the minimum in an inning just once
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The last time
@UIBaseball
reached 42 wins in a season (May 5, 1981):
⚾️John Anderson was an assistant coach at Minnesota
⚾️Michael Jordan was a high school senior
⚾️ E.T. was a year and 3 weeks away from debuting
⚾️ Ronald Reagan was President
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Your
#B1GBaseball
Pitcher of the Week is Cade Povich of
@Husker_Baseball
⤵️
⚾ Earned the win in the series opener vs Michigan on May 28
⚾ Allowed only 4 hits and struck out 9, including a 1st inning where he struck out all 3 batters on 9 pitches
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Colby Gomes of
@Husker_Baseball
is the
#B1GBaseball
Freshman of the Week after recording the game-winning RBI in Friday’s 2-1 win against No. 3 Texas Tech, while also earning the save.
The upset streak continues with No. 8
@UIBaseball
advancing off a 4-2 win against No. 1 Indiana and will play the winner of the Minnesota/Nebraska game.
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Joe Acker of
@Husker_Baseball
is the
#B1GBaseball
Player of the Week after hitting .500 on the week with three runs scores, two RBI, a double and a home run.
🚨 Weekly
#B1G
Awards Alert 🚨
Griffin Everitt of
@Husker_Baseball
is the
#B1GBaseball
Co-Player of the Week!
⚾ Hit .450 with 2 doubles, a triple, 4 home runs, 10 RBI and 7 runs
⚾ Posted a .560 on-base percentage & 1.250 slugging percentage
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Your
#B1GBaseball
#PitcheroftheWeek
is Cade Povich of
@Husker_Baseball
⤵️
⚾ Struck out 10 over 7.0 shutout innings in a series-opening win vs. Minnesota
⚾ Has now recorded double-digit strikeouts in two of his last three starts
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🚨 Weekly
#B1G
Awards Alert 🚨
Shay Schanaman of
@Husker_Baseball
is the
#B1GBaseball
Pitcher of the Week!
⚾ Pitched complete-game shutout in a 6-0 win vs. Northwestern State
⚾ Faced 31 batters, while striking out 8 and allowing 3 hits and a walk
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Awards Alert 🚨
Garrett Anglim of
@Husker_Baseball
is the
#B1GBaseball
Freshman of the Week!
⚾ Hit .500 with 3 doubles and 7 RBI in 3 conference games
⚾ Totaled an .800 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage
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Your
#B1GBaseball
#PlayeroftheWeek
is Zach Dezenzo of
@OhioStateBASE
⤵️
⚾ Hit .533 with 2 home runs in a four-game sweep of conference leader Indiana
⚾ Had a four-hit game in Sunday's series finale
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Grant Richardson of
@IndianaBase
is the
#B1GBaseball
Player and Freshman of the Week after hitting .471 with 8 hits, 11 RBI and 2 home runs to help the Hoosiers to a 4-0 record on the week, including a sweep of Iowa.
Cam Chick of
@Husker_Baseball
is the
#B1GBaseball
Freshman of the Week after hitting .333 on the week with 2 home runs, 6 RBI and 4 runs scored, helping the Huskers to a trio of wins.
40 years as the
@GopherBaseball
coach and he's been a Minnesota resident his whole life. 😳
John's passion for the Maroon and Gold is what makes him one of the best coaches in all of
@NCAABaseball
!
This is John Anderson's story: 𝗔𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲
‼️SCHEDULE CHANGE‼️
Due to potentially dangerous weather and curfew restrictions, the Ohio State-Minnesota game will be played tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. CT. The championship game will played approximately one hour after Game 14.
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Your
#B1GBaseball
#PlayeroftheWeek
is Cam Chick of
@Husker_Baseball
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⚾ Delivered a 1.333 slugging percentage to help the Huskers take the series at Iowa
⚾ Went 4-for-8 at the plate, with 3 runs, 9 RBI, 2 doubles and 2 home runs
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Your
#B1GBaseball
#PitcheroftheWeek
is McCade Brown of
@IndianaBase
⤵️
⚾ Tossed 7.0 shutout innings in Saturday’s 8-0 victory over Penn State
⚾ Matched the Indiana school record with a career-high 16 strikeouts
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Your
#B1GBaseball
#PlayeroftheWeek
is Zaid Walker of
@statebaseball
⤵️
⚾ Helped the
#Spartans
open the season with a 3-1 mark against MD
⚾ Hit a team-leading .462 (6-13), with 5 RBI & 1 double, logging a .538 slugging percentage & scoring 3 runs
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No. 2
@PurdueBaseball
defeats Illinois 11-5 to advance to the program’s fourth
#B1GBaseball
Championship Game and first since 2012. The
#Boilermakers
take on Minnesota for the title tomorrow at 1 p.m. CT.
Your
#B1GBaseball
#PlayeroftheWeek
is Zeb Adreon of
@UIBaseball
⤵️
⚾ Hit .714 (10-of-14) with 5 RBI and 7 runs to lead the Hawkeyes to a 3-1 weekend
⚾ Finished with a 1.071 slugging percentage and .765 on-base percentage on the weekend
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‼️SCHEDULE CHANGE ‼️
Due to potentially dangerous weather in the area, the Iowa-Nebraska game will be moved to tomorrow. Time will be announced when finalized.
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Your
#B1GBaseball
Player of the Week is Cole Barr of
@IndianaBase
⤵️
⚾ Had a .600 batting average over the weekend (6-of-10)
⚾ Hit two home runs and recorded six runs and five RBI during the weekend
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Elijah Dunham of
@IndianaBase
is the
#B1GBaseball
Player of the Week after hitting .636 on the week with 7 hits, 3 RBI, a double, a home run and 4 walks.
No. 7
@OhioStateBASE
advances to the
#B1GBaseball
Tournament Championship Game for the 15th time in program history and first since 2016 following an 8-6 win over Minnesota. The
#Buckeyes
will take on Nebraska for the title.