Iowa, Minnesota and Rutgers Earn Baseball Weekly Honors

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Iowa, Minnesota and Rutgers Earn Baseball Weekly Honors

Hawkeyes’ Norman named Player of the Week; Gophers’ Liffrig earned Pitcher of the Week; Scarlet Knights’ Lasko captured Freshman of the Week

 

 

Player of the Week
Ben Norman, Iowa

OF – Sr. – Des Moines, Iowa – Roosevelt

 

  • Hit .400 (6-of-15) with two home runs, eight RBI and six runs scored in leading the Hawkeyes to a 3-1 weekend at Rutgers and their fourth-straight series win
  • Slugged .867 and posted a .474 on-base percentage in four games, extending his on-base streak to 13 games
  • Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored in the April 16 series opener, before hitting a three-run home run and finishing with four RBI in Sunday’s series finale
  • The Academic All-Big Ten honoree wins his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
  • Last Iowa Big Ten Player of the Week: Zeb Adreon (April 29, 2019)

 

Pitcher of the Week

Jack Liffrig, Minnesota

P – So. – Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Mountain Vista

 

  • Pitched seven shutout innings against No. 25 Michigan on April 17
  • Allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out a career-high eight batters
  • The seven innings pitched tied his career high
  • Wins his first career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award
  • Last Minnesota Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Max Meyer (March 2, 2020)

 

Freshman of the Week

Ryan Lasko, Rutgers

OF – Jackson, N.J. – Jackson Memorial

 

  • Tallied five RBI on five hits and scored six runs while batting .333 last weekend against Iowa to help the Scarlet Knights snap the Hawkeyes’ seven-game winning streak
  • Had four RBI on a three-run homer and sacrifice fly in the series opener on April 16
  • Reached base 4-of-5 times with two hits, a walk and a hit by pitch, scoring three runs in Sunday’s 8-7 comeback win
  • Wins his third Big Ten Freshman of the Week award and second in as many weeks
  • Last Rutgers Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Ryan Lasko (April 13, 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

 

March 30

PL: Shawn Goosenberg, Jr., NU

P: Cade Povich, Jr., NEB

F: Nick Powers, Fr., MSU

F: Ryan Lasko, Fr., RU

 

April 7

PL: Zach Dezenzo, Jr., OSU

P: Seth Lonsway, Jr., OSU

F: Jordan Sweeney, Fr., RU

 

April 13

PL: Shawn Goosenberg, Jr., NU

P: Braydon Tucker, So., IND

F: Ryan Lasko, Fr., RU

 

April 20

PL: Ben Norman, Sr., IOWA

P: Jack Liffrig, So., MINN

F: Ryan Lasko, Fr., RU