O'Halloran Named B1G Pitcher of the Year, Four Other Wolverines Earn Postseason Honors
5/23/2023 10:00:00 AM | Baseball
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The University of Michigan baseball team earned eight total honors, including three representatives on the first and third teams, as the Big Ten Conference announced its 2023 all-conference baseball teams and individual award winners on Tuesday morning (May 23).
Junior pitcher Connor O'Halloran was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and to the All-Big Ten first team for the first time in his career, while senior second baseman Ted Burton and freshman outfielder Jonathan Kim were named to the third team. Kim and Mitch Voit were both named to the Big Ten freshman team with Voit being selected as a third baseman and relief pitcher. Senior outfielder Tito Flores was selected as Michigan's sportsmanship honoree.
O'Halloran was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Big Ten first team. He ranks second in the Big Ten in ERA (3.43) and strikeouts (103) and leads the Big Ten in WHIP (1.03). O'Halloran also has an 8-4 record on the season, which eads the conference in wins. He recently became the first Wolverine in program history with two 100-strikeout seasons. O'Halloran pitched a complete game against Michigan State (April 22) in which he earned the win and allowed just three runs over nine innings. He is the first Wolverine to win Pitcher of the Year since Zach Putnam in 2008.
Burton was named to the third team and leads Michigan in hits (59), home runs (13) and slugging percentage (.569). He is one of just two Wolverines to play every game this season and has started 48 games at second base. Burton has 14 multi-hit games this season, good for second-most on the team. Burton was an All-Big Ten first team selection in 2021.
Kim was named to the third team in the at-large spot and as an outfielder on the All-Big Ten freshman team. He leads the Wolverines in batting average (.331) and is tied for fourth on the team with 44 hits. Kim has started 35 of the past 39 games and leads U-M in hitting over that span. Kim was named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 3 after a five-hit performance against Illinois.
Voit was selected to the All-Big Ten freshman team at third base (unanimous) and relief pitcher. Voit is hitting .253 on the season with a .420 slugging percentage, and ranks second on the team with seven home runs. He also has pitched 30.1 innings on the season with five saves and 20 strikeouts. Voit was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice this year (March 13; May 15).
Flores was named as the team's sportsmanship honoree. He has served as a captain for the 2023 season and is hitting .268 with five home runs and 10 doubles. Flores has started 48 games on the year and appeared in 51 of U-M's 52 games.
The Wolverines open Big Ten Tournament play today (May 23) at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska at 10 a.m. CT against Iowa.
2023 Big Ten Awards
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matt Shaw, Jr., SS, Maryland
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Connor O'Halloran, Jr., Michigan
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Devin Taylor, Fr., OF, Indiana
COACH OF THE YEAR
Rob Vaughn, Maryland +
ALL-BIG TEN, FIRST TEAM
C -- Luke Shliger, Jr., Maryland
1B -- Brock Vrandenburg, Jr., Michigan State +
2B -- Max Anderson, Jr., Nebraska +
SS -- Matt Shaw, Jr., Maryland
3B -- Nick Lorusso, Sr., Maryland
OF -- Devin Taylor, Fr., Indiana
OF -- Sam Petersen, So., Iowa
OF -- Ryan Lasko, Jr., Rutgers
SP -- Brody Brecht, So., Iowa
SP -- Connor O'Halloran, Jr., Michigan
SP -- Christian Coppola, Fr., Rutgers
RP -- Ryan Kraft, So., Indiana
DH -- Keaton Anthony, So., Iowa
At-Large—Brice Matthews, Jr., SS, Nebraska
ALL-BIG TEN, SECOND TEAM*
C -- Bryan Broecker, So., Michigan State
1B -- Brock Tibbitts, So., Indiana
2B -- Trent Farquhar, Jr., Michigan State
SS -- Phillip Glasser, Sr., Indiana
3B -- Chris Brito, Sr., Rutgers
OF --Â Ryan Moerman, So., Illinois
OF --Â Brett Bateman, Jr., Minnesota
OF --Â Gabe Swansen, So., Nebraska
SP -- Jack Wenninger, Jr., Illinois
SP --Â Luke Sinnard, So., Indiana
SP --Â Marcus Morgan, So., Iowa
SP -- Jason Savacool, Jr., Maryland
RP -- Wyatt Rush, Sr., Michigan State
DH -- Ian Petrutz, So., Maryland
At-Large -- Brennen Dorighi, Gd., 1B, Iowa
ALL-BIG TEN, THIRD TEAM*
C -- Cade Moss, Jr., Iowa
1B -- Jake Parr, Sr., Purdue
2B -- Ted Burton, Sr., Michigan
2B -- Paul Toetz, Jr., Purdue
SS -- Â Mitch Jebb, Jr., MSU
3B -- Josh Pyne, So., Indiana
OF --Â Elijah Lambros, So., Maryland
OF --Â Stephen Hrustich, Sr., Northwestern
OF --Â Evan Sleight, Jr., Rutgers
SP -- Nick Dean, Sr., Maryland
SP --Â Tucker Novotny, So., Minnesota
SP --Â Khal Stephen, So., Purdue
SP -- Drew Conover, Jr., Rutgers
RP -- Shay Schanaman, Gd, Nebraska
RP -- Ben Gorski, Jr., Rutgers
DH -- Bobby Marsh, Fr., Penn State
At-Large -- Jonathan Kim, Fr., OF, Michigan
ALL-BIG TEN FRESHMAN TEAM
C -- Matthew Graveline, Fr., Ohio State
1B -- Weber Neels, Fr., Minnesota +
2B -- Tyler Cerny, Fr., Indiana +
SS -- Henry Kaczmar, Fr., Ohio State
3B -- Mitch Voit, Fr., Michigan +
OF -- Devin Taylor, Fr., Indiana
OF -- Jonathan Kim, Fr., Michigan
OF -- Trevor Cohen, Fr., Rutgers
SP -- Kyle McCoy, Fr., Maryland
SP -- Joseph Dzierwa, Fr., Michigan State
SP -- Christian Coppola, Fr., Rutgers
RP -- Mitch Voit, Fr., Michigan
DH -- Bobby Marsh, Fr., Penn State +
At-Large --Sam Garewal, Fr., SP, Northwestern
*Additional honorees due to ties
+ unanimous selection
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Joe Glassey, Jr., RHP, Illinois
Peter Serruto, Sr., C, Indiana
Ben Wilmes, So., IF, Iowa
Michael Bouma, Sr., 1B, Maryland
Tito Flores, Sr., OF, Michigan
Wyatt Rush, Sr., RHP, Michigan State
Richie Holetz, Sr., RHP, Minnesota
Corbin Hawkins, So., RHP, Nebraska
Michael Farinelli, Gd., RHP, Northwestern
Marcus Ernst, Gd., IF, Ohio State
Steven Miller, Gd., RHP, Penn State
Camden Melvin, So., OF, Purdue
Andy Axelson, Sr., C, Rutgers
