Michigan and Minnesota Take Home Big Ten Weekly Baseball Awards

Player of the Week

Michael O’Neill, Michigan

OF – Jr. – Powell, Ohio – Olentangy Liberty

• Hit .474 (9-for-19) with two doubles, five runs scored, two RBI and five stolen bases as Michigan went 3-1 over the weekend
• Recorded three multi-hit games, including a four-hit outing with three stolen bases against Mount St. Mary’s
• Reached base at a .500 clip and slugged .579 over four games
• Earns his third career Player of the Week award and first this season
• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Michael O’Neill (March 5, 2012)

Pitcher of the Week

Ben Meyer, Minnesota

RHP – So. – New Brighton, Minn. – Totino Grace

• Posted career highs in innings pitched (8.0) and strikeouts (5) in a 4-1 win over Utah
• Scattered only three hits and allowed one unearned run in the win
• Earns his first Big Ten weekly award
• Last Minnesota Pitcher of the Week: T.J. Oakes (Feb. 27, 2012)

Freshman of the Week

Evan Hill, Michigan

LHP – Mt. Pleasant, Mich. – Mt. Pleasant

• Threw 6.0 scoreless innings and struck out four batters in Michigan’s 11-0 win over St. Louis
• Scattered just two hits against the Billikens, leading the Wolverines to their first shutout of the season
• Collects his first weekly conference award
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: N/A

2013 Big Ten Baseball Players of the Week

Feb. 18

Pl:           Sam Travis, So., IND

Pi:           Brad Goldberg, Sr., OSU

F:            Evan Bell, IND

F:            Josh Estill, PUR

Feb. 25

Pl:           Aaron Gretz, So., OSU

Pi:           Brad Goldberg, Sr., OSU

F:            Troy Kuhn, OSU

March 4

Pl:           Michael O’Neill, Jr., MICH

Pi:           Ben Meyer, So., MINN

F:            Evan Hill, MICH