Head Coach Bob Todd congratulates Ronnie Bourquin
after his walk-off home run Saturday night.
Photo by Jim Davidson
Baseball:
Ohio State designated hitter
Ronnie Bourquin has been named the Big Ten Baseball Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Bourquin, a freshman from Canton, Ohio , hit .529 in the Buckeyes' five games last week and hit .643 against Illinois. He was 9-for-17 (including two doubles and a home run) with five RBI and scored four runs. Bourquin was a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday against the Illini and in game two hit a walk-off, two-run home run, which clinched the 5-3 victory. He posted a 1.000 slugging percentage against Illinois while adding a .667 on-base percentage. He shared the honor with Michigan State's Travis Gulick. Northwestern's J.A. Happ won pitcher of the week honors.