Elliott Headlines Michigan's Trio of All-Big Ten Honorees
5/24/2022 12:05:00 PM | Baseball
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The University of Michigan baseball team garnered three All-Big Ten selections as the conference announced its 2022 award recipients Tuesday afternoon (May 24).
Junior outfielder Clark Elliott highlighted Michigan's selections with his first team designation. Named to the third team were graduate student outfielder Joe Stewart and graduate student third baseman Matt Frey. Frey also was named Michigan's Sportsmanship recipient.
Entering the Big Ten Tournament, Elliott ranks among the lead leaders in most offensive categories as one of the nation's premier leadoff hitters. He leads U-M in batting average (.346), runs (61), extra-base hits (29), home runs (12), RBI (58), OPS (1.078) and walks (43), while also ranking second with 15 stolen bases.
Named as the top MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten Conference by D1Baseball.com, Elliott has lived up to the billing as the owner of 24 multi-hit games and 16 games with multiple runs batted in. Elliott led off the season with a home run to start the State Farm College Baseball Showdown against Texas Tech and had a three-homer, eight-RBI game at Michigan State on April 15. Elliott enters tournament play as one of the hottest hitters in the conference after hitting three homers in the final regular-season series against Rutgers, including a two-home run game on May 19 and a two-run homer in his last at bat of the regular season on May 21.
Stewart, a Portage, Mich., native, had a career year wearing the maize and blue. He presented a challenging one-two punch in the batting order for opposing pitchers, leading U-M with 79 hits and ranking just behind Elliott with a .343 batting average, 11 home runs, 51 RBI and a .957 OPS. In addition, Stewart led Michigan and ranked among the league leaders with 22 stolen bases in 23 attempts. Stewart had 23 multi-hit games and set U-M single-game records against Ohio State on April 23 with two grand slams in the same inning and 11 RBI as part of a three-home run game. Stewart excelled in rivalry games, batting a combined 7-for-17 with eight runs, six RBI, two homers, two doubles and three stolen bases against his former Michigan State team.
Frey, who will graduate with two graduate degrees from U-M, was a threat to go deep throughout the season while showcasing an excellent eye at the plate. The lefty batted .303 with 11 doubles, 10 homers, 44 RBI and 33 walks for a .936 OPS. Frey had eight games of at least three hits, highlighted by a 4-for-6 game with three RBI at Florida International on Feb. 27.
2022 Big Ten Awards
Player of the Year: Chris Alleyne, Maryland
Pitcher of the Year: Adam Mazur, Iowa
Freshman of the Year: Keaton Anthony, Iowa
Coach of the Year: Rob Vaughn, Maryland
All-Big Ten First Team
C -- Matt Wood, Penn State
1B -- Peyton Williams, Iowa
2B -- Kevin Keister, Maryland
SS -- Danny DiGeorgio, Rutgers
3B -- Nick Lorusso, Maryland
OF -- Chris Alleyne, Maryland
OF -- Clark Elliott, Michigan
OF -- Ryan Lasko, Rutgers
SP -- Adam Mazur, Iowa
SP -- Ryan Ramsey, Maryland
SP -- Jason Savacool, Maryland
RP -- Dale Stanavich, Rutgers
DH -- CJ Valdez, Purdue
At-Large -- Matt Shaw, Maryland
All-Big Ten Second Team
C -- Nick Cimillo, Rutgers
1B -- Justin Janas, Illinois
2B -- Patrick Herrera, Northwestern
SS -- Zach Dezenzo, Ohio State
3B -- Branden Comia, Illinois
OF -- Cam McDonald, Illinois
OF -- Keaton Anthony, Iowa
OF -- Ethan O'Donnell, Northwestern
SP -- Cole Kirschsieper, Illinois
SP -- Emmett Olson, Nebraska
SP -- Jared Kollar, Rutgers
RP -- Ben Beutel, Iowa
DH -- Josh Spiegel, Penn State
At-Large -- Luke Shliger, Maryland
All-Big Ten Third Team*
C -- Matthew Ellis, Indiana
1B -- Chris Brito, Rutgers
2B -- Josh Kuroda-Grauer, Rutgers
SS -- Mitch Jebb, Michigan State
3B -- Matt Frey, Michigan
OF -- Troy Schreffler Jr., Maryland
OF -- Joe Stewart, Michigan
OF -- Danny Doligale, Illinois
SP -- Jackson Smeltz, Purdue
SP -- Nathan Florence, Rutgers
SP -- Nick Dean, Maryland
RP -- Kyle Bischoff, Michigan State
DH -- Maxwell Costes, Maryland
At-Large -- Marcus Ernst, Ohio State
At-Large -- Kade Kern, Ohio State
All-Big Ten Freshman Team
C -- Bryan Broecker, Michigan State
1B -- Brock Tibbitts, Indiana
2B -- Josh Kuroda-Grauer, Rutgers
SS -- Evan Goforth, Indiana
3B -- Josh Pyne, Indiana
OF -- Keaton Anthony, Iowa
OF -- Carter Mathison, Indiana
OF -- Trey Lipsey, Ohio State
SP -- Sean Sullivan, Northwestern
SP -- Ryan Szczepaniak, Michigan State
SP -- Troy Wansing, Purdue
RP -- Brody Brecht, Iowa
DH -- Anthony Steele, Penn State
At-Large -- Garrett Anglim, Nebraska
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Taylor Jackson, Illinois
Tyler Doanes, Indiana
Brendan Sher, Iowa
James Heffley, Maryland
Matt Frey, Michigan
Zach Iverson, Michigan State
Andrew Wilhite, Minnesota
Brice Matthews, Nebraska
Mike Doherty, Northwestern
Brent Todys, Ohio State
Mason Mellott, Penn State
Tanner Haston, Purdue
Brad Norton, Rutgers
*Additional honorees due to ties
