Indiana, Iowa and Northwestern Earn Baseball Weekly Honors
Hoosiers’ Dunham named Player of the Week; Hawkeyes’ Judkins claimed Pitcher of the Week; Wildcats’ Hrustic tabbed Freshman of the Week
Player of the Week
Elijah Dunham, Indiana
OF – Jr. – Evansville, Ind. – FJ Reitz – Sport Marketing and Management
- Helped the Hoosiers go 3-0 on the weekend, picking up wins against UT Martin, No. 30 South Alabama and Siena
- Recorded three RBI on seven hits and scored four runs while batting .636 on the week
- Hit two doubles, a home run and had four walks as he registered a .733 on-base percentage and 1.091 slugging percentage
- Wins his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
- Last Indiana Big Ten Player of the Week: Grant Richardson (Feb. 17, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Grant Judkins, Iowa
P – Sr. – Pella, Iowa – Pella – Finance
- Threw six innings of scoreless ball to earn the win against No. 18 Arizona
- Allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out six, retiring 11 of the last 12 batters he faced
- Owns a 1.64 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 11 innings this season
- The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree records his second career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor
- Last Iowa Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Grant Judkins (Feb. 18, 2019)
Freshman of the Week
Stephen Hrustich, Northwestern
OF – Lilburn, Ga. – Parkview – Undecided
- Helped the Wildcats to a 2-1 record on the weekend, posting a pair of victories at South Carolina
- Registered a .417 batting average on the week with five hits, two RBI, a home run and two walks
- Hit his first career home run to cut the deficit to one before throwing a runner out at the plate to preserve a tie ballgame in the bottom of the eighth in Sunday’s 4-3 extra-innings win
- Wins his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
- Last Northwestern Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Quinn Lavelle (April 2, 2018)
2020 Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 17
PL: Grant Richardson, So., IND
PL: Bryce Kelley, Sr., MSU
P: Steven Hajjar, Fr., MICH
F: Steven Hajjar, MICH
Feb. 24
PL: Elijah Dunham, Jr., IND
P: Grant Judkins, Sr., IOWA
F: Stephen Hrustich, NU