May 21, 2012
Player of the Week
Mike McQuillan, Iowa
1B – Sr. – Evergreen Park, Ill. – Brother Rice
• Hit .800, reached base at a .857 clip and slugged 1.400 to combine for an OPS of 2.257 as Iowa took two of three games from No. 13 Purdue
• Recorded multiple hits in every game, including a four-hit performance in the finale in which he scored twice and drove in a run
• Combined to hit for the cycle over the weekend, singling at least once in all three games, adding a double on Thursday, a triple on Friday and a home run on Saturday
• Stole a base, scored four runs and recorded three RBI in the series
• Earns his first career weekly honor
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Phil Keppler (April 9, 2012)
Pitcher & Co-Freshman of the Week
Sasha Kuebel, Iowa
LHP – Fr. – St. Louis, Mo. – St. Louis University High School
• Tossed his second complete game of the year, earning the win in Iowa’s 6-1 victory over No. 13 Purdue on Friday
• Allowed just one run and scattered eight singles against the fifth-best hitting team in the country, tallying four strikeouts
• The outing marked just the fourth time this season that Purdue had been held to one or fewer runs in a game
• Finished his freshman season with a perfect 6-0 record in 13 appearances
• Earns his first Pitcher of the Week honor and his second Freshman of the Week award
Co-Freshman of the Week
Kyle Schwarber, Indiana
C – Middletown, Ohio – Middletown
• Hit .600 to lead Indiana to a sweep over Ohio State, securing the Hoosiers a bye in this week’s Big Ten Tournament
• Recorded multiple hits in the first two games of the series, including a 3-for-3 performance on Thursday in which he scored a run and drove in four
• Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a mid-week game against Evansville
• Claims his third Freshman of the Week award
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Sam Travis (May 7, 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
May 14
Pl: Jordan Steranka, Sr., PSU
Pi: Tony Bucciferro, Sr., MSU
Pi: Joe Haase, PUR
F: Pat Kelly, NEB
May 21
Pl: Mike McQuillan, Sr., IOWA
Pi: Sasha Kuebel, Fr., IOWA
F: Kyle Schwarber, IND
F: Sasha Kuebel, IOWA
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