Sophomore infielder Sam Travis and freshman pitcher Evan Bell were named Big Ten Player of the Week and Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week, respectively, Monday afternoon.
Travis took home his third career Big Ten Player of the Week award after going 7-12 in IU’s first three games of the year.
The Illinois native had a .706 on-base percentage and had a hit in each of the three games.
He also had a 1.167 slugging percentage and a 1.873 OPS. Travis had a home run and three doubles on the weekend. He has as many homers as every other Big Ten team so far this young season.
Bell received his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor after pitching four scoreless innings in IU’s 2-0 win against then-No. 4 Louisville.
He contributed to the team’s 1.09 ERA, which leads the conference.
In Bell’s relief against Louisville, he allowed two hits while striking out two Cardinals.
The 6-foot-7-inch Kansas native kept opposing batters to a .154 batting average.
Travis and Bell will lead their team against Georgia Southern (2-1) this weekend as the Hoosiers head south for their second series of the season.
— Evan Hoopfer
Travis, Bell earn weekly Big Ten award recognition
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