Nebraska and Ohio State Earn BIG 10 Baseball Weekly Honors

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Cornhuskers’ Miller and Hohensee named Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively;

Buckeyes’ Canzone earns Freshman of the Week honors

Player of the Week

Ben Miller, Nebraska

Sr. – 1B – Clive, Iowa – West Des Moines Valley

Led the Cornhuskers to a 4-1 week, including a conference series win over nationally ranked Maryland and victories versus Creighton and Omaha

Batted .600 on the week with 12 hits, six RBI and five runs scored

Earns the second Player of the Week award of his career

Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Ben Miller (May 16, 2016)

Pitcher of the Week

Jake Hohensee, Nebraska

Jr. – SP – Lincoln, Neb. – Lincoln East

Earned a 3-1 series-opening win over nationally ranked Maryland

Struck out a career high eight batters in 8.1 innings of work, while allowing just three hits and one earned run

Collects his first career Pitcher of the Week honor

Last Nebraska Pitcher of the Week: Matt Waldron (May 16, 2016)

Freshman of the Week

Dominic Canzone, Ohio State

OF – Sagamore Hills, Ohio – Walsh Jesuit

Led the Buckeyes to a 3-1 week with a series victory over Penn State and a win over Kent State

Hit .462 on the week, scoring two runs, belting one home run and adding seven RBI on seven hits

Earns the first Freshman of the Week award of his career

Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Brady Cherry (Feb. 29, 2016)

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