May 7, 2012
Player of the Week
David Miller, Purdue
SS – Sr. – St. Louis, Mo. – St. Louis University High
• Hit .600, reached base at a .692 clip and slugged 1.000 to combine for an OPS of 1.692 in Purdue’s series at No. 15 UCLA
• Hit safely and scored a run in all three contests, going 4-for-6 with a home run and stolen base in Saturday’s doubleheader before going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI, a double and two walks in Sunday’s come-from-behind win
• Reached safely twice and drove in two runs during the Boilermakers’ 10-run ninth inning in the series finale
• Earns his first career weekly accolade
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Eric Charles (April 30, 2012)
Pitcher of the Week
Brandon Sinnery, Michigan
RHP – Sr. – Worcester, Mass. – Worcester Academy
• Tossed a complete-game shutout in Michigan’s win over Iowa on Friday
• Scattered six hits and one walk over nine innings, tying a season high with eight strikeouts
• The complete-game effort marked the fifth of his career and his third this season
• Collects his second career Pitcher of the Week honor and his first this year
• Last Michigan Pitcher of the Week: Brandon Sinnery (April 18, 2011)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Sam Travis, Indiana
1B – Orland Park, Ill. – Providence Catholic
• Hit .500 and slugged .833 to help Indiana take two out of three games from Nebraska over the weekend, moving the Hoosiers into second place in the Big Ten standings
• Recorded at least one hit and scored at least one run in each game, including a three-hit performance in the finale in which he doubled, scored twice and drove in a run
• Combined to score five runs in the series and drive in three, including a two-run homer in Game 1 of the series
• Picks up this third Freshman of the Week award
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Kyle Schwarber (April 30, 2012)
Jimmy Pickens, Michigan State
RF – West Bloomfield, Mich. – Birmingham Brother Rice
• Combined for an OPS of 1.538 to lead Michigan State to a series win on the road against Illinois
• Recorded one hit and scored at least one run in all three games
• Went 3-for-5 in Game 1 of the series, driving in six runs, scoring twice and coming a home run shy of the cycle
• Earns his first weekly accolade
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Ryan Krill (April 16, 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
April 30
Pl: Justin Cureton, Jr., IND
Pl: Eric Charles, Sr., PUR
Pi: David Garner, So., MSU
F: Kyle Schwarber, IND
May 7
Pl: David Miller, Sr., PUR
Pi: Brandon Sinnery, Sr., MICH
F: Sam Travis, IND
F: Jimmy Pickens, MSU
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