Terrapins’ Lee named Player of the Week; Buckeyes’ Lonsway tabbed Pitcher and Freshman of the Week
Player of the Week
AJ Lee, Maryland
SS – Sr. – Millersville, Md. – St. John’s College High School – Kinesiology
Led the Terrapins to a 4-0 mark for the week with four multi-hit games, three multi-run contests and two multi-RBI outings
Hit .588 on the week with 10 hits, six RBI, six runs scored, three home runs and two doubles
Became the first Terp since 2017 to hit home runs in three consecutive games, including a walk-off two-run homer against Iowa
Wins his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
Last Maryland Big Ten Player of the Week: Maxwell Costes (Feb. 25, 2019)
Pitcher and Freshman of the Week
Seth Lonsway, Ohio State
P – Fr. – Celina, Ohio – Celina – Consumer and Family Financial Services
Struck out a career-high 14 batters in 8.0 innings to help the Buckeyes record a series sweep of Purdue
Allowed just two hits and one unearned run while claiming the conference lead with 110 strikeouts this season
Becomes the first Buckeye to strike out at least 100 batters in a season since 2009 and the seventh player in school history to reach 110 strikeouts in a single season
Records his third career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor and first Freshman of the Week award
Last Ohio State Big Ten Pitcher of the Week: Seth Lonsway (May 13, 2019)
Last Ohio State Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Zach Dezenzo (April 22, 2019)