Big Ten Names Roch Cholowsky 2026 Player of the Year as Mason Edwards Wins Pitcher Honor
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Updated · Big Ten Conference · May 19
Big Ten Names Roch Cholowsky 2026 Player of the Year as Mason Edwards Wins Pitcher Honor
5 articles · Updated · Big Ten Conference · May 19
Roch Cholowsky became just the third player in Big Ten history to win Player of the Year in consecutive seasons after hitting .330 with 21 home runs and 59 RBI for UCLA.
Mason Edwards claimed Pitcher of the Year after going 8-0 with a 1.49 ERA in 84.1 innings, leading the NCAA with 154 strikeouts and setting the Big Ten conference-season record with 113.
Nebraska swept two other major individual awards: Dylan Carey won Defensive Player of the Year with a .980 fielding percentage at shortstop, and Drew Grego took Freshman of the Year after batting .348.
John Savage was the unanimous Coach of the Year as UCLA captured a second straight regular-season title, went 48-6 and set Big Ten records with 28 conference wins and 25 straight league victories.
The awards were voted on by conference head coaches as the Big Ten tournament opened Tuesday in Omaha, with No. 1 UCLA entering as the top seed.
With limited exposure to elite velocity, is Roch Cholowsky's #1 MLB draft projection truly secure?
After UCLA's record-setting dominance, is the new Big Ten baseball landscape built for parity or a dynasty?