Awards and Honors: Voit Tabbed B1G Freshman of the Week

Awards and Honors: Voit Tabbed B1G Freshman of the Week

Mitch Voit (March 13)

Big Ten Freshman of the Week — Mitch Voit was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time in his career after propelling the Wolverines to a comeback victory over UAB on Saturday. Voit knocked in the winning run, his second RBI of the game, when he hit a sacrifice fly to center field in the 8th inning to put the Wolverines up, 3-2. He also earned the win on the mound with 3.2 innings of work. Voit allowed just two base runners with one being an intentional walk and tallied four strikeouts. In the two other weekend games, Voit tallied four hits with a double and a run. Voit also pitched in the mid-week game versus Oakland and did not allow a baserunner in 3.2 innings of work and added three strikeouts. He is the second Wolverine to win Big Ten Freshmen of the Week honors this season as Greg Pace Jr. won the award on Feb. 27. » Big Ten Release

Greg Pace Jr. (Feb. 27)

Big Ten Freshman of the Week — Greg Pace Jr. was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time in his career on Monday (Feb. 27) after helping to lift the Wolverines to two victories over the Cal State Fullerton Titans over the weekend. In the first game of the Sunday doubleheader (Feb. 26), Pace hit a massive three-run home run to give the Wolverines the lead and he added another run later in the game. In the second game of the doubleheader, Pace tripled and scored a run. Over the two games, the freshman had two hits with three runs, three RBI and a stolen base. He is the first Wolverine to win Big Ten Freshmen of the Week honors since Steven Hajjar won the award during the 2020 season. » Big Ten Release

Tito Flores, Connor O’Halloran, Mitch Voit (Feb. 15)

Big Ten Presesaon Players to Watch — Tito Flores returns for another season with Michigan after helping lead the Wolverines to a Big Ten Tournament championship last season. Starting all 62 games last season, he hit .276 , with 11 home runs, and 49 RBI during the 2022 season. Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team at designated hitter, Flores looks to assist U-M both offensively and defensively this season.

Connor O’Halloran, one of Michigan’s top pitchers a year ago, was ranked second in the…