Indiana, Iowa and Michigan Earn Big Ten Baseball Weekly Honors

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Hawkeyes’ Adams named Player of the Week; Wolverines’ Jaskie claims Pitcher of the Week honors;

Hoosiers’ Krueger earns Freshman of the Week recognition

Player of the Week

Jake Adams, Iowa

Jr. – 1B –Brandon, S.D. – Brandon Valley

Led the Hawkeyes to a series win over Ohio State

Batted .500 on the week with six hits, five RBI and three home runs

Drew a walk in each contest

Earns the second Player of the Week award of his career

Last Iowa Player of the Week: Jake Adams (March 6, 2017)

Pitcher of the Week

Oliver Jaskie, Michigan

Jr. – SP – Ada, Mich. – Grandville

Pitched a 6.2 scoreless innings, leading the Wolverines to a 2-0 victory over Purdue

Struck out a career-high six batters, while allowing just four hits

Collects his fifth career Pitcher of the Week honor

Last Michigan Pitcher of the Week: Oliver Jaskie (May 8, 2017)

Freshman of the Week

Cal Krueger, Indiana

SP – Jasper, Ind. – Jasper

Led the Hoosiers to a win over Penn State

Struck out four batters in 6.0 innings of work, while only allowing one run on five hits

Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career

Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Andrew Saalfrank (March 13, 2017)

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