Five Wolverines Selected to All-Big Ten Conference Teams
5/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 24, 2016
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Five University of Michigan baseball student-athletes were named to the All-Big Ten teams, the conference office announced Tuesday (May 24) prior to the 2016 Big Ten Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska.
Senior Cody Bruder led the way with a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten First Team and was also a Sportsmanship Award winner, while junior designated hitter Carmen Benedetti and junior pitcher Brett Adcock received second team accolades. Junior catcher Harrison Wenson and sophomore infielder Jake Bivens rounded out the All-Big Ten selections with third team honors.
A two-year player by way of Orange Coast College, Bruder currently ranks second in the Big Ten Conference with a .384 batting average and has compiled a .372 batting average through 23 conference games. He ranks first among Big Ten players with 84 total hits and is tied for second with 18 doubles on the year. Bruder, who recently earned the first Big Ten Weekly honor of his two-year career at Michigan, ranks third in the Big Ten with 52 RBI to date. In addition to his athletic success, Bruder is also Michigan's Sportsmanship Award honoree.
A native of Gross Poine, Michigan, Benedetti leads the Wolverines with a .472 on-base percentage -- good for fourth in the Big Ten. The junior utility player has compiled a .332 batting average and is tied with Bruder for second in the conference with 18 doubles. He also leads Michigan with 44 walks on the season and has picked up three home runs.
Joining Benedetti on the All-Big Ten Second Team is Adcock, a junior starting pitcher from Kawkawlin, Michigan. The lefty has amassed a 7-4 record on the year with a team-leading 96 strikeouts on the season. Adcock has appeared in 14 games with 13 starts during the 2016 regular season, posting a 2.66 ERA through 74.1 innings pitched.
A native of Farmington Hills, Michigan, Wenson currently boasts a .300 batting average with a team-leading .507 slugging percentage and a conference-leading 56 RBI on the year. The junior catcher also leads Michigan with eight homers through the regular season and has an on-base percentage of .357 with 17 doubles. Wenson is also a semifinalist for the prestigious Johnny Bench Award.
After finishing up the 2015 season as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Bivens earns a third team selection as a sophomore infielder. He ranks second in the conference with 52 runs scored as Michigan's lead-off hitter and has posted a .357 batting average with a .438 on-base percentage through 54 games this season. Bivens also ranks third among conference players with 80 hits on the year with 25 multi-hit outings this year.
In other specialty awards, Minnesota's Matt Fiedler was named Player of the Year, while Illinois' Cody Sedlock was named Pitcher of the Year and Nebraska's Chad Luensmann was selected as the Freshman of the Year. Minnesota's John Anderson was named the league's Coach of the Year after guiding the Golden Gophers to the Big Ten regular-season title.
The Michigan Wolverines recently earned a spot in the Big Ten Conference Tournament as the No. 5 seed and will face No. 4-seeded Ohio State in the first game of the tournament on Wednesday (May 25) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. First pitch is scheduled for 9 p.m. CDT.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matt Fiedler, Minnesota
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Cody Sedlock, Illinois
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Chad Luensmann, Nebraska
COACH OF THE YEAR
JOHN ANDERSON, Minnesota
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM*
C -- AUSTIN ATHMANN, Minnesota
1B -- Scott Schreiber, Nebraska
2B -- Dan Durkin, Michigan State
2B -- Connor Schaefbauer, Minnesota
SS -- Nick Roscetti, Iowa
3B -- Nick Sergakis, Ohio State
OF -- Joel Booker, Iowa
OF -- Cody Bruder, Michigan
OF -- Ronnie Dawson, Ohio State
DH -- MATT FIEDLER, Minnesota
SP -- CODY SEDLOCK, Illinois
SP -- Kyle Hart, Indiana
SP -- Tanner Tully, Ohio State
RP -- Dakota Mekkes, Michigan State
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM**
C -- RJ Devish, Rutgers
1B -- Jordan Zimmerman, Michigan State
SS -- Steven Reveles, Nebraska
3B -- Micah Coffey, Minnesota
OF -- Dan Motl, Minnesota
OF -- Ryan Boldt, Nebraska
OF -- Greg Guers, Penn State
DH -- Carmen Benedetti, Michigan
SP -- Brett Adcock, Michigan
SP -- Cam Vieaux, Michigan State
SP -- Dalton Sawyer, Minnesota
RP -- Chad Luensmann, Nebraska
ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM*
C -- Harrison Wenson, Michigan
C -- Jason Goldstein, Illinois
1B -- Kyle Wood, Purdue
2B -- Nick Dunn, Maryland
SS -- Brian Wilhite, Indiana
3B -- Jake Bivens, Michigan
OF -- Craig Dedelow, Indiana
OF -- Brandon Hughes, Michigan State
OF -- Jake Meyers, Nebraska
DH -- Ben Miller, Nebraska
SP -- Taylor Bloom, Maryland
SP -- Brian Shaffer, Maryland
SP -- Howie Brey, Rutgers
RP -- Jack Anderson, Penn State
ALL-BIG TEN FRESHMAN TEAM
C -- Ryan Fineman, Indiana
1B -- WILLIE BURGER, Penn State
2B -- Nick Dunn, Maryland
SS -- Riley Smith, Minnesota
3B -- LUKE MILLER, Indiana
OF -- Marty Costes, Maryland
OF -- Marty Bechina, Michigan State
OF -- Jawuan Harris, Rutgers
DH -- Scotty Bradley, Indiana
SP -- Cole Bellair, Illinois
SP -- MATT WALDRON, Nebraska
SP -- Justin Hagenman, Penn State
RP -- CHAD LUENSMANN, Nebraska
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD NOMINEES
J.D. Nielsen, Illinois
Austin Cangelosi, Indiana
Jimmy Frankos, Iowa
Anthony Papio, Maryland
Cody Bruder, Michigan
Justin Hovis, Michigan State
Conner Schaefbauer, Minnesota
Taylor Fish, Nebraska
Jake Stolley, Northwestern
Nick Sergakis, Ohio State
Alex Malinsky, Penn State
Kyle Johnson, Purdue
RJ Devish, Rutgers
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