Big Ten announces all-conference teams, individual awards for 2022 baseball season

The Big Ten announced its all-conference team and individual awards for the 2022 baseball season on Tuesday. Maryland outfielder Chris Alleyne was named Player of the Year; Iowa‘s Adam Mazur won Pitcher of the Year; Hawkeyes star Keaton Anthony claimed Freshman of the Year; and Maryland’s Rob Vaughn earned Coach of the Year.

Alleyne is the first player in Terrapins history to be named Big Ten Player of the Year since they joined the conference in 2014. He leads the team in hits (79), RBI (73), and home runs (22), while ranking second in runs (67) and slugging percentage (1.333). His stellar play enables Vaughn to also become the program’s first-ever Big Ten Coach of the Year coming off of a 44-10 record, the best in Maryland history.

As for Iowa, Mazur is the second straight Hawkeye to take home Pitcher of the Year after Trenton Wallace won the award in 2021. In 55.2 innings pitched, the right-handed starter currently paces the Big Ten in wins (5) and ERA (2.59). Anthony is also listed as a pitcher, but has only seen two innings of work this season. He instead leads the Hawkeyes in batting average (.363), OPS (1.131), RBI (52), and home runs (13), while ranking second in hits (66) and runs (42).

Both Maryland and Iowa will be in action Wednesday for the start of the conference tournament. You can see the full all-Big Ten teams listed below.

Big Ten baseball all-conference awards and teams

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