Sam Travis and Brandon Magallones Win Big Ten Baseball Players of the Week

Two Providence Catholic alums, Sam Travis and Brandon Magallones, earn Big Ten Baseball Players of the week honors.

Indiana first baseman Sam Travis earned Player of the Week and Co-Freshman of the Week honors for hitting .727 and extending his hitting streak to 11 games in a three game series against Penn State.  Sam also had three rbi's and two doubles in the series and an on base percentage of .750.  Sam is from Orland Park Illinois.

Northwestern freshman pitcher Brandon Magallones won the Co-Pitcher and the Co-Freshman of the Week throwing seven shutout innings in a 3-0 shutout over Iowa.  Brandon had nine strikeouts and allowed one walk and five hits.  Magallones is from Manhattan Illinois.

2012 Big Ten Baseball Pre-Season Rankings and Players to Watch from Illinois

The Pre-Season Big Ten Baseball projected order of finish along with top players to watch in 2012.  The list was determined by the coaches from the Big Ten.

Projected Order of finish:
Purdue
Michigan State
Minnesota
Illinois
Nebraska
Ohio St.
Michigan
Penn St.
Indiana
Iowa
Northwestern

Projected Pitcher of the Year:
RHP - Tony Bucciferro - Michigan State, Tony is from Minooka HS and lives in Joliet Illinois.

Other Top Players to Watch from Illinois:
3B Brandon Hohl, Illinois, Brandon is from Lincoln Way East and lives in Mokena.

OF Willie Argo, Illinois, Willie is from Davenport Iowa.

RHP Kevin Johnson, Illinois, Kevin is from Mount Carmel HS and lives in Midlothian Illinois.

Relief Pitcher Matt Milroy, Illinois, Matt is from Marmion Academy and lives in Batavia Illinois.

LHP Jarred Hippen, Iowa, Jarred is from Rock Falls HS and lives in Rock Falls Illinois.

RHP Nick Brown, Iowa, Nick is from Wheaton Warrenville HS and lives in Warrenville Illinois.

2B Mike McQuillan, Iowa, Mike is from Brother Rice HS and lives in Evergreen Park IL.

RHP/2B Zach Morton, Northwestern, Zach is from Evanston HS and lives in Evanston Illinois.

RHP Luke Farrell, Northwestern, Luke is from Weslake OH.

DH/P Paul Snieder, Northwestern, Paul is from Hawaii.

SS Trevor Stevens, Northwestern, Trevor is from Glenbrook South HS and lives in Glenview Illinois.

Trevor Willis Earns Big Ten Baseball Player of the Week

Iowa's Trevor Willis earned the Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the Hawkeyes with three multi-hit games over the past week.  The senior outfielder hit .647 and a .667 on base percentage, had back-to-back four hit games, scored six runs in four games and stole three bases including a steal of home on Saturday. 

2011 Big Ten Baseball Players to Watch from Illinois

Top players to watch in the Big Ten for 2011 based on how conference coaches voted in the pre-season.  The following list are only the players from Illinois schools or are from Illinois.

Projected Pitcher of the Year:
1B/RHP Paul Snieder, Northwestern University, 12 saves, 1.69 ERA, .353 batting average, 15 doubles last season as a sophomore.

Other Top Players to Watch:
LHP Jarred Hipen, Iowa University, Rock Falls High School, Rock Falls IL, 6-4 3.71 ERA, 71 K's.

RHP Kevin Lee, Iowa University, Richards High School Oak Lawn, IL, 13 saves, 2-0.

2B Mike McQuillan, Iowa University, Brother Rice High School, lives in Evergreen Park, IL, .344 BA, 3 homers, 7 doubles 39 rbi's.

OF Trevor Willis, Iowa University, Lockport High School, lives in Homer Glen, IL, .261 BA, 5 homers, 8 doubles.

3B Chris Lashmet, Northwestern University, New Trier High School, Wilmette, IL, .327 BA, 12 doubles, 43 rbi's.

RHP Zach Morton, Northwestern University, Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL, 3-5, 7.53 ERA, 43 K's.

OF Willie Argo, University of Illinois, Davenport Iowa, .318 BA, 4 HR, 11 doubles, 33 rbi's, 41 stolen bases.

LF Casey McMurry, University of Illinois, Lyons Township High School, lives in Willow Springs, IL, .348 BA, 6 HR, 14 doubles, 39 rbi's.

RHP Kevin Johnson, University of Illinois, Mt. Carmel High School, lives in Midlothian IL, 5-2, 5.23 ERA, 53 K's.

2010 Big Ten Pre-Season Top Players to Watch

From Baseball in Illinois News Sources

Below are the Big Ten Top Players to watch from Illinois based on the pre-season voting by the coaches:

Top Players to Watch from Illinois

OF - Willie Argo - University of Illinois

C - Aaron Johnson - University of Illinois

RHP - Bryan Roberts - University of Illinois - Benet Academy, lives in Lisle, Illinois

RHP - Will Strack - University of Illinois - Sycamore High School, lives in Sycamore, Illinois

RHP - Tony Bucciferro - Michigan State University - Minnoka Community High School, lives in Joliet, Illinois

C - Chad Noble - Northwestern University

LHP - Eric Jokisch - Northwestern University - Virginia High School, lives in Virginia, Illinois

3B - Chris Lashmet - Northwestern University - New Trier High School, lives in Winnetka, Illinois

RHP - Nick Brown - University of Iowa - Wheaton Warrenville High School, lives in Warrenville, Illinois

Big Ten Baseball 2010 Pre-Season Projections

From Baseball in Illinois News Sources

Below is the 2010 pre-season projected order of finish based on how the coaches voted in the Big Ten Conference:

1.  Ohio State
2.  Minnesota
3.  Michigan
4.  Illinois
5.  Indiana
6.  Michigan
7.  Purdue
8.  Penn St.
9.  Northwestern
10. Iowa