April 23, 2012
Player of the Week
Cameron Perkins, Purdue
3B – Jr. – Indianapolis, Ind. - Southport
• Combined for an OPS of 1.275 to lead Purdue to a series win at Nebraska over the weekend
• Homered twice in the series-opener, including a two-run blast in the fifth that broke a 5-5 tie and put the Boilermakers ahead for good
• Drove in five runs and scored four times in the series, accounting for multiple runs or RBI in each game over the weekend
• Also went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBI in a mid-week win over Illinois-Chicago
• Earns his second career weekly accolade
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Stephen Talbott (March 12, 2012)
Pitcher of the Week
Steven Hill, Penn State
RHP – Jr. – Colleyville, Texas – Colleyville Heritage
• Threw a no-hitter in Penn State’s 2-0 victory over Iowa on Saturday
• Faced just two batters over the minimum and struck out three in the outing
• The no-hitter is Penn State’s first since 1995, the program’s first in a Big Ten game and the Big Ten’s first since 2009
• Threw 69 of his 105 pitches for strikes to earn his fourth straight win
• Earns his second career weekly honor
• Last Penn State Pitcher of the Week: Steven Hill (May 16, 2011)
Freshman of the Week
Kyle Hart, Indiana
LHP – Cincinnati, Ohio – Sycamore
• Tossed a complete-game shutout in Indiana’s 3-0 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday
• Struck out a career-high nine and allowed only five hits in the outing
• The complete-game shutout was Indiana’s first since March 14, 2010
• Picks up his first weekly award
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Sam Travis (April 3, 2012)
2012 Big Ten Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 20
Pl: Josh Dezse, So., OSU
Pi: Tony Bucciferro, Sr., MSU
Pi: Lance Breedlove, Sr., PUR
F: John Kravetz, ILL
F: Luke Dauch, NU
Feb. 27
Pl: Michael O’Neill, So., MICH
Pl: Eric Charles, Sr., PUR
Pi: TJ Oakes, Jr., MINN
F: Chris Sujka, IND
F: Sasha Kuebel, IOWA
March 5
Pl: Michael O’Neill, So., MICH
Pi: Nick Wittgren, Jr., PUR
F: Kyle Schwarber, IND
March 12
Pl: Stephen Talbott, Jr., PUR
Pi: Kevin Johnson, Jr., ILL
F: John Kravetz, ILL
March 19
Pl: Josh Scheffert, Jr., NEB
Pi: Joey DeNato, So., IND
F: Pat Kelly, NEB
March 26
Pl: Sam Travis, Fr., IND
Pi: Brandon Magallones, Fr., NU
Pi: Lance Breedlove, Sr., PUR
F: Sam Travis, IND
F: Brandon Magallones, NU
April 3
Pl: Sam Travis, Fr., IND
Pi: Lance Breedlove, Sr., PUR
F: Sam Travis, IND
April 9
Pl: Phil Keppler, Sr., IOWA
Pi: Matt Milroy, Jr., ILL
Pi: Joe Haase, Sr., PUR
F: Reid Roper, ILL
F: Patrick Porter, OSU
April 16
Pl: Josh Scheffert, Jr., NEB
Pl: Jordan Steranka, Sr., PSU
Pi: Andrew Waszak, Jr., MSU
F: Ryan Krill, MSU
April 23
Pl: Cameron Perkins, Jr., PUR
Pi: Steven Hill, Jr., PSU
F: Kyle Hart, IND
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