University of Illinois baseball's Reid Roper and Matt Milroy earn Big Ten Baseball Players of the Week awards.
Matt Milroy earned the Co-Pitcher of the week award striking out 10 helping Illinois to defeat Indiana. The junior pitcher earned his first Player of the week award along with his first win of the season. Matt attended Marmion Academy and lives in Batavia Illinois.
RHP/2B Reid Roper earned the Co-Freshman of the Week award hitting .455 with 2 rbi's and scoring two runs along with pitching a scoreless ninth inning against Indiana last week. Reid attended Harrisburg HS and lives in Harrisburg Illinois.
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.
Indiana University outfielder Chris Sujka earned his first Big Ten Baseball award - Co-Freshman of the Week.
Chris hit .500 going 6-12 in a three game series with Tulane. Sujka hit two doubles, a homer and driving in four runs in the series. Chris wound up the series with a .917 slugging percentage.
Sujka is from Mount Carmel HS and lives in Oak Forest Illinois.
