Close Menu
The Daily Hoosier
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Trending
    • IU football recruiting: Hoosiers land 2026 4-star DL Gabe Hill
    • IU baseball notebook: Hoosiers qualify for Big Ten, Mercer and Taylor with notable achievements
    • Former Hoosiers OG Anunoby and Thomas Bryant to meet in Eastern Conference Finals
    • C.J. West signed his rookie contract with the San Francisco 49ers
    • Former IU basketball player Kanaan Carlyle finds new home
    • Engineering, Photoshop, and confidence-building: How Colsten Thompson got to Indiana women’s basketball
    • A look at the late spring and summer recruiting calendar for the IU basketball staff
    • Indiana appears to be teasing the return of the bison mascot
    • Sign Up
    • About/Support
    • Jobs
    • Tickets
      • IUBB Tickets (Stubhub)
      • IUFB Tickets (Stubhub)
    • Shop
      • Official IU Store
      • IU Adidas Store
      • Amazon: Support TDH
      • IU Memorabilia
      • IU Press (Books)
      • The Daily Hoosier T-Shirt
    • Radio/Podcasts
      • East 17th Street
    • Pro IU
      • IUBB NBA
      • IUFB NFL
      • IUBASE MLB
    • Forum
      • Disqus Forum
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    The Daily HoosierThe Daily Hoosier
    Saturday, May 17
    • IU Basketball
      • Latest IU Basketball News
      • Offseason roster activity tracker
      • 2025-26 IU Basketball Roster
      • DeVries’ new staff
      • Scholarship Chart
      • Future Schedules
      • IU Basketball 2024-25 Schedule
      • 2024-25 Big Ten Standings
      • 24-25 IU Basketball Stats
      • Rankings & Bracketology
      • IU Basketball Media Guide
    • IU Football
      • Latest IU Football News
      • Roster updates by position
      • 2025 scholarship tracker
      • Current roster
      • Curt Cignetti’s staff
      • Future opponents through 2032
      • IU Football 2024 Schedule
      • 2024 B1G Standings
      • 2024 IUFB Stats
      • IU Football 2024 Record Book
    • IU Recruiting
      • IU Basketball Recruiting News
      • IU Football Recruiting News
      • IUBB 2026-28 Prospects
      • Recruit Interviews
      • Recruit Highlights
      • IU Football Recruiting Commits
    • IU Women’s Basketball
      • IU Women’s Basketball News
      • 24-25 Schedule
      • Big Ten Standings
    • IU Men’s Soccer
      • 2024 Schedule
      • Indiana Men’s Soccer: Program History
    • More Hoosiers
      • Fan and Business NIL options
      • IU Baseball
        • Baseball Schedule
        • Statistics
        • Big Ten Standings
      • IU Swim & Dive
      • IU Olympic Results
    • Hoosier History
      • March Madness Classics
      • Basketball History
      • Football History
      • IUFB Best Seasons
      • IUFB All-Time Top 10 Players
    The Daily Hoosier

    Hoosiers Dominate Big Ten Postseason Baseball Honors

    Mike SchumannBy Mike SchumannMay 21, 2019 IUBase No Comments
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    To the victor goes the spoils, and so it went for the IU baseball program on Tuesday as the Big Ten Conference announced its postseason awards.

    The headliners for Indiana were starting pitcher Andrew Saalfrank and head coach Jeff Mercer.

    After going 36-19 and winning the Big Ten regular season title, Mercer was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year.  He becomes the third Indiana head coach to earn the honor.  The Indiana native led the Hoosiers to their seventh Big Ten crown in the program’s history and its first since 2014.

    Saalfrank won the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year award.  Slated as IU’s Sunday starter, the left-hander went 69.2 innings and currently ranks second in the Big Ten in wins (8), third in strikeouts (96) and fifth with a 2.58 ERA.  Saalfrank becomes the fourth Indiana pitcher to earn this honor and first since Joey DeNato in 2014.

    Seven other Hoosiers won league honors, including Matt Lloyd, who joins Saalfrank with first team All-Big Ten honors.

    Via the Big Ten, the complete list of award winners is below.


    Player of the Year: Jordan Brewer, Michigan
    Pitcher of the Year: Andrew Saalfrank, Indiana
    Freshman of the Year: Maxwell Costes, Maryland
    Coach of the Year: Jeff Mercer, Indiana

    All-Big Ten First Team
    C – Eli Wilson, Minnesota
    1B – Maxwell Costes, Maryland
    2B – Michael Massey, Illinois
    SS – Jack Dunn, Northwestern
    3B – Alex Erro, Northwestern
    OF – Zac Taylor, Illinois
    OF – Jordan Brewer, Michigan
    OF – Dominic Canzone, Ohio State
    SP – Andy Fisher, Illinois
    SP – Andrew Saalfrank, Indiana
    SP – Jeff Criswell, Michigan
    RP – Garrett Acton, Illinois
    DH – Jordan Nwogu, Michigan
    At-Large – Matt Lloyd, Indiana

    All-Big Ten Second Team
    C – Dillon Dingler, Ohio State
    1B – Scotty Bradley, Indiana
    2B – Royce Ando, Michigan State
    SS – Jack Blomgren, Michigan
    3B – Cole Barr, Indiana
    OF – Randy Bednar, Maryland
    OF – Matt Gorski, Indiana
    OF – Aaron Palensky, Nebraska
    SP – Max Meyer, Minnesota
    SP – Dante Biasi, Penn State
    SP – Tevin Murray, Rutgers
    RP – Grant Leonard, Iowa
    DH – Cam Chick, Nebraska
    At-Large – Brady Cherry, Ohio State

    All-Big Ten Third Team
    C – Joe Donovan, Michigan
    1B – Jimmy Kerr, Michigan
    2B – Shawn Goosenberg, Northwestern
    SS – AJ Lee, Maryland
    3B – Taylor Wright, Maryland
    OF – Jack Yalowitz, Illinois
    OF – Elijah Dunham, Indiana
    OF – Jesse Franklin, Michigan
    SP – Hunter Parsons, Maryland
    SP – Karl Kauffmann, Michigan
    SP – Seth Lonsway, Ohio State
    RP – Bo Hofstra, Purdue
    DH – Michael Pineiro, Maryland
    At-Large – Cole McKenzie, Purdue

    All-Big Ten Freshman Team
    C – Michael Trautwein, Northwestern
    1B – Maxwell Costes, Maryland
    2B – Shawn Goosenberg, Northwestern
    SS – Zach Dezenzo, Ohio State
    3B – Justin Williams, Penn State
    OF – Cam McDonald, Illinois
    OF – Grant Richardson, Indiana
    OF – Zaid Walker, Michigan State
    SP – Michael Doherty, Northwestern
    SP – Garrett Burhenn, Ohio State
    SP – Seth Lonsway, Ohio State
    RP – Willie Weiss, Michigan
    DH – Cam Chick, Nebraska
    At-Large – Michael Pineiro, Maryland

    Sportsmanship Award Honorees
    David Craan, Illinois
    Drew Ashley, Indiana
    Mitchell Boe, Iowa
    Taylor Wright, Maryland
    Jimmy Kerr, Michigan
    Marty Bechina, Michigan State
    Jeff Fasching, Minnesota
    Joe Acker, Nebraska
    Danny Katz, Northwestern
    Ridge Winand, Ohio State
    Blake Hodgens, Penn State
    Bryce Bonner, Purdue
    Tyler McNamara, Rutgers

    — Via the Big Ten Conference


    You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier

    Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier

    The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly”

    Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here.

    Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home page or through the ad below.

    Related

    indiana hoosiers
    Mike Schumann

    Keep Reading

    IU baseball notebook: Hoosiers qualify for Big Ten, Mercer and Taylor with notable achievements

    Updated: IU Football Recruiting Overview Page — Commitments and Rankings

    Former IU baseball star Matt Gorski homers in first MLB at bat

    Latest Hoosier News
    • IU football recruiting: Hoosiers land 2026 4-star DL Gabe Hill
    • IU baseball notebook: Hoosiers qualify for Big Ten, Mercer and Taylor with notable achievements
    • Former Hoosiers OG Anunoby and Thomas Bryant to meet in Eastern Conference Finals
    • C.J. West signed his rookie contract with the San Francisco 49ers
    • Former IU basketball player Kanaan Carlyle finds new home
    • Engineering, Photoshop, and confidence-building: How Colsten Thompson got to Indiana women’s basketball
    • A look at the late spring and summer recruiting calendar for the IU basketball staff
    Sign Up



    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    © 2025 The Daily Hoosier, LLC.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Ad Blocker Enabled!
    Ad Blocker Enabled!
    Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please support us by disabling your Ad Blocker.