March 18, 2013
Player of the Week
Blaise Salter, Michigan State
C/1B – So. – Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
- Hit .667 (8-for-12) with one home run, a double, four runs scored and four RBI as Michigan State went 3-0 against Santa Clara
- Recorded at least two hits in each game, including a 4-for-5 outing with three RBI on Saturday
- Reached base at a .667 clip and slugged 1.000 in the series
- Earns his first career Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Jeff Holm (May 9, 2011)
Pitcher of the Week
Ben Meyer, Minnesota
RHP – So. – New Brighton, Minn. – Totino Grace
- Threw a complete-game shutout to lead Minnesota to a 3-0 win over Western Illinois
- Scattered five hits and struck out a career-high 11 batters
- Earns his second career Pitcher of the Week award and second this season
- Last Minnesota Pitcher of the Week: Tom Windle (March 11, 2013)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Zach Jones, Northwestern
OF/1B – Glenview, Ill. – Glenbrook South
- Had four RBI in four at-bats as Northwestern went 3-0 on the week
- Recorded a pinch-hit single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth against North Dakota State to tie the game
- Posted a pinch-hit RBI against Bucknell and a sacrifice fly against LIU Brooklyn
- Collects his first weekly conference award
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Brandon Magallones (March 26, 2012)
Jordan Minch, Purdue
LHP – Highland, Ind. – Highland
- Threw six scoreless innings and struck out seven batters in a 4-1 victory over Evansville
- Scattered just two infield hits against the Purple Aces
- Retired 12 consecutive batters from the first through fifth innings
- Earns his first weekly conference award
- Last Purdue 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
March 11
Pl: Kyle Schwarber, So., IND
Pi: Tom Windle, Jr., MINN
F: Jacob Bosiokovic, OSU
March 18
Pl: Blaise Salter, So., MSU
Pi: Ben Meyer, So., MINN
F: Zach Jones, NU
F: Jordan Minch, PUR
