Terrapins’ Cowles named Player of the Week; Hoosiers’ Brown earned Pitcher of the Week; Scarlet Knights’ Rodriguez tabbed Freshman of the Week
Player of the Week
Benjamin Cowles, Maryland
SS – Jr. – Newark, N.Y. – Newark
Delivered a 1.500 slugging percentage to help the Terrapins split the series vs. Rutgers
Went 6-for-14 at the plate, with six runs scored, eight RBI and five home runs
Leads the team in batting average (.375), runs scored (8), hits (9), home runs (6) and RBI (11)
Wins his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
Last Maryland Big Ten Player of the Week: AJ Lee (May 20, 2019)
Pitcher of the Week
McCade Brown, Indiana
P – So. – Normal, Ill. – Normal West
Tossed seven shutout innings in Saturday’s 8-0 victory over Penn State
Matched the Indiana school record with a career-high 16 strikeouts
Struck out every Penn State starter at least once in the victory, sitting 15-straight Nittany Lions and posting 13 strikeouts and two groundouts in the stretch
Wins his first career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award
Last Indiana Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Tommy Sommer (March 10, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
Josh Rodriguez, Rutgers
OF – Belleville, N.J. – St. Joseph’s Regional [Montvale]
Helped the Scarlet Knights to a series split at Maryland last weekend
Registered a .389 batting average on the week as the leadoff hitter with seven hits, five runs, four RBI, two doubles, two home runs and a stolen base
Recorded a .421 on-base percentage and .833 slugging percentage
Wins his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
Last Rutgers Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Harry Rutkowski (March 26, 2018)