Iowa, Maryland and Nebraska Earn Baseball Weekly Honors

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Iowa, Maryland and Nebraska Earn Baseball Weekly Honors

Huskers’ Chick named Player of the Week; Hawkeyes’ Wallace earned Pitcher of the Week; Terrapins’ Savacool tabbed Freshman of the Week

 

 

Player of the Week
Cam Chick, Nebraska

2B – Jr. – Columbia, Mo. – Hickman

 

  • Delivered a 1.333 slugging percentage to help the Huskers take the Iowa series at Duane Banks Field for the first time since 2013
  • Went 4-for-8 at the plate, with three runs scored, nine RBI, two doubles and two home runs
  • Recorded three of the Huskers’ 13 hits on Saturday, including a grand slam to highlight a seven-run third and a two-run shot in the sixth
  • Wins his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
  • Last Nebraska Big Ten Player of the Week: Joe Acker (March 10, 2020)

 

 

Pitcher of the Week

Trenton Wallace, Iowa

P – Jr. – Rock Island, Ill. – Davenport Assumption

 

  • Pitched seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts in a 4-0 victory over Nebraska on Friday
  • Allowed only two hits and issued three walks
  • Improved to 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA in three starts with 26 strikeouts over 18 innings
  • The Academic All-Big Ten honoree wins his first career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award
  • Last Iowa Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Grant Judkins (Feb. 24, 2020)

 

Freshman of the Week
Jason Savacool, Maryland

P – Baldwinsville, N.Y. – Baker 

 

  • Tossed a complete game against Penn State on Monday, retiring the final nine batters he faced to clinch the series win for Maryland
  • Allowed just five hits, did not walk a single batter and struck out three in 92 pitches
  • Becomes the only pitcher to throw multiple complete games during their freshman season in Autonomy Five Conference baseball since 2015
  • Wins his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
  • Last Maryland Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Jason Savacool (March 10, 2021)

 

 

2021 Baseball Players of the Week

 

March 10

PL: Zaid Walker, So., MSU

P: Tommy Sommer, Jr., IND

F: Jason Savacool, Fr., MD

 

March 16

PL: Benjamin Cowles, Jr., MD

P: McCade Brown, So., IND

F: Josh Rodriguez, Fr., RU

 

March 24

PL: Cam Chick, Jr., NEB

P: Trenton Wallace, Jr., IOWA

F: Jason Savacool, Fr., MD