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Hoscheit Earns All-B1G First Team, Christie Named to All-Freshman Team
5/23/2017 9:59:00 AM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Northwestern's Joe Hoscheit was named First Team All-Big Ten and right-handed pitcher Hank Christie earned All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors, the conference announced Tuesday.
Hoscheit's senior campaign has been one for the record books. In conference games this season, Hoscheit led the league in batting average (.468), hits (44), doubles (10) and RBI (29). His .468 clip in league play is the highest average by a Big Ten player since the 1998 season.
"It's a great honor and I can't thank my coaches, teammates, family, and friends enough for the support they have shown me throughout this year," said Hoscheit. "Most importantly, though, we've achieved one of our goals in making the Big Ten Tournament and I can't be more excited to compete for a Big Ten championship this week.
The St. Charles, Illinois, native finished the regular season as Northwestern's leader in batting average (.356), hits (63), home runs (5), slugging percentage (.537) and on-base percentage (.430). Hoscheit earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks (April 17 and April 24) this season – first Wildcat player to accomplish that since Dan Brauer did so in 2006.
Hoscheit is the first Northwestern baseball player to earn All-Big Ten First Team honors since the 2010 season.
Christie had a breakout rookie campaign. The right-hander finished the season with a 5-4 record and 3.82 ERA, but was 4-1 (3.12 ERA) in league games. The Oak Park, Illinois, native posted team-highs in innings pitched (77.2) and strikeouts (49).
"This honor is definitely something to be proud of, but even more, it's something to build off of," said Christie. "We caught fire as a team halfway through the season and I was lucky enough to ride that wave of good baseball."
Christie was impressive down the final stretch of the Wildcats' season. In his final six starts of the campaign, Christie owned a 4-0 record, 1.54 ERA in 41.0 innings pitched. He boasted a 21:5 strikeout-to-walk ratio in those games.
The league recognized Christie on March 6 with Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after he tossed a complete game against Santa Clara, holding the Broncos to one run on six hits, while striking out four and allowing no walks.
Christie is the first Northwestern player to be named to the league's All-Freshman Team since Grant Peikert earned the honor in 2015.
In addition, senior Cooper Wetherbee was recognized as Northwestern's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient for 2017.
Northwestern is the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Conference Tournament and will take on second-seeded Michigan on Wednesday, May 24 at 12:30 p.m. CT. The Big Ten Network will carry the tournament's action.
The complete list of All-Big Ten teams and award winners can be found below.
Player of the Year
JAKE ADAMS, Iowa
Pitcher of the Year
Brian Shaffer, Maryland
Freshman of the Year
Tyler Blohm, Maryland
Coach of the Year
Darin Erstad, Nebraska
All-Big Ten First Team
C – Cole McDevitt, Minnesota
1B – JAKE ADAMS, Iowa
2B – Ako Thomas, Michigan
SS – Michael Brdar, Michigan
3B – Drew Lugbauer, Michigan
OF – Jack Yalowitz, Illinois
OF – Marty Costes, Maryland
OF – Joe Hoscheit, Northwestern
DH – Scott Schreiber, Nebraska
UTIL – Jake Meyers, Nebraska
SP – Brian Shaffer, Maryland
SP – Oliver Jaskie, Michigan
SP – Lucas Gilbreath, Minnesota
RP – Jackson Lamb, Michigan
All-Big Ten Second Team
C – Tyler Cropley, Iowa
1B – Pat McInerney, Illinois
2B – Dan Durkin, Michigan State
SS – Mason McCoy, Iowa
3B – Micah Coffey, Minnesota
OF – Logan Sowers, Indiana
OF – Robert Neustrom, Iowa
OF – Brandon Hughes, Michigan State
DH – Chad Roskelly, Michigan State
UTIL – Matt Lloyd, Indiana
SP – Nick Gallagher, Iowa
SP – Alex Troop, Michigan State
SP – Sal Biasi, Penn State
RP – Brian Glowicki, Minnesota
All-Big Ten Third Team
C – Nick Matera, Rutgers
1B – Toby Hanson, Minnesota
2B – Michael Massey, Illinois
SS – Angelo Altavilla, Nebraska
3B – AJ Lee, Maryland
OF – Craig Dedelow, Indiana
OF – Johnny Slater, Michigan
OF – Dominic Canzone, Ohio State
DH – Chris Folinusz, Rutgers
UTIL – Mike Carter, Rutgers
SP – Pauly Milto, Indiana
SP – Jake Hohensee, Nebraska
SP – Gareth Stroh, Purdue
RP – Mac Lozer, Michigan
All-Big Ten Freshman Team
C – Bryce Bonner, Purdue
1B – MATT GORSKI, Indiana
2B – Michael Massey, Illinois
SS – Jeremy Houston, Indiana
3B – LUKE ROSKAM, Nebraska
OF – Bryce Kelley, Michigan State
OF – DOMINIC CANZONE, Ohio State
OF – Skyler Hunter, Purdue
DH – Casey Dodge, Illinois
UTIL – Jordan Kozicky, Minnesota
SP – TYLER BLOHM, Maryland
SP – Hank Christie, Northwestern
SP – Cal Krueger, Indiana
RP – Tommy Henry, Michigan
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Anthony Drago, Illinois
Tony Butler, Indiana
Corbin Woods, Iowa
Zach Jancarski, Maryland
Michael Brdar, Michigan
Dan Durkin, Michigan State
Matt Stemper, Minnesota
Ben Miller, Nebraska
Cooper Wetherbee, Northwestern
Jalen Washington, Ohio State
Alex Malinsky, Penn State
Hayden Gant, Purdue
Max Herrmann, Rutgers
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
Hoscheit's senior campaign has been one for the record books. In conference games this season, Hoscheit led the league in batting average (.468), hits (44), doubles (10) and RBI (29). His .468 clip in league play is the highest average by a Big Ten player since the 1998 season.
"It's a great honor and I can't thank my coaches, teammates, family, and friends enough for the support they have shown me throughout this year," said Hoscheit. "Most importantly, though, we've achieved one of our goals in making the Big Ten Tournament and I can't be more excited to compete for a Big Ten championship this week.
The St. Charles, Illinois, native finished the regular season as Northwestern's leader in batting average (.356), hits (63), home runs (5), slugging percentage (.537) and on-base percentage (.430). Hoscheit earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks (April 17 and April 24) this season – first Wildcat player to accomplish that since Dan Brauer did so in 2006.
Hoscheit is the first Northwestern baseball player to earn All-Big Ten First Team honors since the 2010 season.
Christie had a breakout rookie campaign. The right-hander finished the season with a 5-4 record and 3.82 ERA, but was 4-1 (3.12 ERA) in league games. The Oak Park, Illinois, native posted team-highs in innings pitched (77.2) and strikeouts (49).
"This honor is definitely something to be proud of, but even more, it's something to build off of," said Christie. "We caught fire as a team halfway through the season and I was lucky enough to ride that wave of good baseball."
Christie was impressive down the final stretch of the Wildcats' season. In his final six starts of the campaign, Christie owned a 4-0 record, 1.54 ERA in 41.0 innings pitched. He boasted a 21:5 strikeout-to-walk ratio in those games.
The league recognized Christie on March 6 with Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after he tossed a complete game against Santa Clara, holding the Broncos to one run on six hits, while striking out four and allowing no walks.
Christie is the first Northwestern player to be named to the league's All-Freshman Team since Grant Peikert earned the honor in 2015.
In addition, senior Cooper Wetherbee was recognized as Northwestern's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient for 2017.
Northwestern is the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Conference Tournament and will take on second-seeded Michigan on Wednesday, May 24 at 12:30 p.m. CT. The Big Ten Network will carry the tournament's action.
The complete list of All-Big Ten teams and award winners can be found below.
Player of the Year
JAKE ADAMS, Iowa
Pitcher of the Year
Brian Shaffer, Maryland
Freshman of the Year
Tyler Blohm, Maryland
Coach of the Year
Darin Erstad, Nebraska
All-Big Ten First Team
C – Cole McDevitt, Minnesota
1B – JAKE ADAMS, Iowa
2B – Ako Thomas, Michigan
SS – Michael Brdar, Michigan
3B – Drew Lugbauer, Michigan
OF – Jack Yalowitz, Illinois
OF – Marty Costes, Maryland
OF – Joe Hoscheit, Northwestern
DH – Scott Schreiber, Nebraska
UTIL – Jake Meyers, Nebraska
SP – Brian Shaffer, Maryland
SP – Oliver Jaskie, Michigan
SP – Lucas Gilbreath, Minnesota
RP – Jackson Lamb, Michigan
All-Big Ten Second Team
C – Tyler Cropley, Iowa
1B – Pat McInerney, Illinois
2B – Dan Durkin, Michigan State
SS – Mason McCoy, Iowa
3B – Micah Coffey, Minnesota
OF – Logan Sowers, Indiana
OF – Robert Neustrom, Iowa
OF – Brandon Hughes, Michigan State
DH – Chad Roskelly, Michigan State
UTIL – Matt Lloyd, Indiana
SP – Nick Gallagher, Iowa
SP – Alex Troop, Michigan State
SP – Sal Biasi, Penn State
RP – Brian Glowicki, Minnesota
All-Big Ten Third Team
C – Nick Matera, Rutgers
1B – Toby Hanson, Minnesota
2B – Michael Massey, Illinois
SS – Angelo Altavilla, Nebraska
3B – AJ Lee, Maryland
OF – Craig Dedelow, Indiana
OF – Johnny Slater, Michigan
OF – Dominic Canzone, Ohio State
DH – Chris Folinusz, Rutgers
UTIL – Mike Carter, Rutgers
SP – Pauly Milto, Indiana
SP – Jake Hohensee, Nebraska
SP – Gareth Stroh, Purdue
RP – Mac Lozer, Michigan
All-Big Ten Freshman Team
C – Bryce Bonner, Purdue
1B – MATT GORSKI, Indiana
2B – Michael Massey, Illinois
SS – Jeremy Houston, Indiana
3B – LUKE ROSKAM, Nebraska
OF – Bryce Kelley, Michigan State
OF – DOMINIC CANZONE, Ohio State
OF – Skyler Hunter, Purdue
DH – Casey Dodge, Illinois
UTIL – Jordan Kozicky, Minnesota
SP – TYLER BLOHM, Maryland
SP – Hank Christie, Northwestern
SP – Cal Krueger, Indiana
RP – Tommy Henry, Michigan
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Anthony Drago, Illinois
Tony Butler, Indiana
Corbin Woods, Iowa
Zach Jancarski, Maryland
Michael Brdar, Michigan
Dan Durkin, Michigan State
Matt Stemper, Minnesota
Ben Miller, Nebraska
Cooper Wetherbee, Northwestern
Jalen Washington, Ohio State
Alex Malinsky, Penn State
Hayden Gant, Purdue
Max Herrmann, Rutgers
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
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