Richardson Headlines Eight All-Big Ten Honorees for Indiana
5/30/2021 2:49:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Eight members of the Indiana University baseball team earned All-Big Ten honors on Sunday, the conference office announced.
OF Grant Richardson was named First-Team All-Big Ten, while both RHP Gabe Bierman and RHP McCade Brown were named Second-Team All-Big Ten. INF Cole Barr earned third-team honors as an at-large selection, while INF Paul Toetz, OF Morgan Colopy and RHP John Modugno were named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. C Collin Hopkins was named Indiana's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree.
Richardson had a tremendous year for Indiana, earning First-Team All-Big Ten honors. He led the Hoosiers with a .320 batting average, 55 hits and 11 stolen bases. Richardson also totaled nine doubles, two triples and 33 RBI on the season. He also had a team-high 19 multi-hit games on the season to go with seven multi-RBI games, starting all 44 contests for IU.
Bierman was a rock for the Hoosiers on the mound this season, posting a 5-4 record with a team-best 2.68 ERA to earn Second-Team All-Big Ten honors. He struck out 80 batters over 74.0 innings pitched, allowing opponents to bat just .179 against him. Bierman also recorded a team-high eight quality starts on the year.
In his first season as a starter, Brown made the most of his opportunity, earning second-team all-conference accolades. The right-hander struck out a team-best 97 batters in just 61.0 innings of work, posting an ERA of 3.39 and a record of 5-4. He allowed opponents to bat just .164 this season. On April 10, he and RHP Braydon Tucker combined to throw a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over Illinois.
Earning Third-Team All-Big Ten honors for IU was Barr, who batted .292 on the season and led the Hoosiers with eight home runs, 35 RBI, a .526 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .415. He also recorded eight doubles, two triples and four stolen bases on the year. Barr started all 44 games for Indiana.
Colopy played in 33 games this season as a true freshman for IU, earning 33 starts and Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors. He batted .274 on the season with eight doubles, a triple, five home runs and 21 RBI on the year.
Making a team-best 16 appearances on the mound this season, Modugno earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors. The right-hander posted a record of 3-1 on the season, making four starts. He posted an ERA of 2.09 with 40 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched, limiting opponents to a batting average of .207.
After sitting out the 2020 season with an injury, Toetz was an immediate contributor for Indiana this season, earning all-freshman team accolades. He started all 43 games in which he appeared, batting .281 on the season with a Big Ten-leading 18 doubles. Toetz also had one home run and 24 RBI on the year.
A leader on and off the field for the Hoosiers, Hopkins was named Indiana's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree. The redshirt senior batted .209 on the season with 10 doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI.
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OF Grant Richardson was named First-Team All-Big Ten, while both RHP Gabe Bierman and RHP McCade Brown were named Second-Team All-Big Ten. INF Cole Barr earned third-team honors as an at-large selection, while INF Paul Toetz, OF Morgan Colopy and RHP John Modugno were named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. C Collin Hopkins was named Indiana's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree.
Richardson had a tremendous year for Indiana, earning First-Team All-Big Ten honors. He led the Hoosiers with a .320 batting average, 55 hits and 11 stolen bases. Richardson also totaled nine doubles, two triples and 33 RBI on the season. He also had a team-high 19 multi-hit games on the season to go with seven multi-RBI games, starting all 44 contests for IU.
Bierman was a rock for the Hoosiers on the mound this season, posting a 5-4 record with a team-best 2.68 ERA to earn Second-Team All-Big Ten honors. He struck out 80 batters over 74.0 innings pitched, allowing opponents to bat just .179 against him. Bierman also recorded a team-high eight quality starts on the year.
In his first season as a starter, Brown made the most of his opportunity, earning second-team all-conference accolades. The right-hander struck out a team-best 97 batters in just 61.0 innings of work, posting an ERA of 3.39 and a record of 5-4. He allowed opponents to bat just .164 this season. On April 10, he and RHP Braydon Tucker combined to throw a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over Illinois.
Earning Third-Team All-Big Ten honors for IU was Barr, who batted .292 on the season and led the Hoosiers with eight home runs, 35 RBI, a .526 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .415. He also recorded eight doubles, two triples and four stolen bases on the year. Barr started all 44 games for Indiana.
Colopy played in 33 games this season as a true freshman for IU, earning 33 starts and Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors. He batted .274 on the season with eight doubles, a triple, five home runs and 21 RBI on the year.
Making a team-best 16 appearances on the mound this season, Modugno earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors. The right-hander posted a record of 3-1 on the season, making four starts. He posted an ERA of 2.09 with 40 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched, limiting opponents to a batting average of .207.
After sitting out the 2020 season with an injury, Toetz was an immediate contributor for Indiana this season, earning all-freshman team accolades. He started all 43 games in which he appeared, batting .281 on the season with a Big Ten-leading 18 doubles. Toetz also had one home run and 24 RBI on the year.
A leader on and off the field for the Hoosiers, Hopkins was named Indiana's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree. The redshirt senior batted .209 on the season with 10 doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI.
For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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