Indiana University Athletics
Oliver Tabbed as Big Ten Freshman of the Week
4/1/2024 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
ROSEMONT, Ill. – After a prolific week at the plate, freshman second baseman Jasen Oliver was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday (April 1) afternoon.
Oliver, who was inserted into the starting lineup following the Troy series, has been on a tear to begin his college career. In five games this past week, Oliver hit .550 (11-20) with three home runs, seven runs and seven RBIs.
He was one of two freshmen with a four-hit game (Andrew Wiggins) this week and was the second Hoosier with a multi-home run game (Devin Taylor) in 2024.
One of the top recruits in the country last year, Oliver is hitting .388 across 13 starts this year and has 19 hits and 11 walks with just nine strikeouts. He's riding a team-best 11-game hitting streak following this weekend's action.
Since Jeff Mercer took over in 2019, Oliver is the eighth different IU freshman to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors at least once. He's the sixth on this year's roster to have earned it during their career along with Morgan Colopy, Josh Pyne, Carter Mathison, Devin Taylor and Tyler Cerny.
IU has been awarded all three of the Big Ten weekly awards at some point in 2024 with Taylor (Player), Oliver (Freshman) and Connor Foley (Pitcher) earning honors so far this season.
Big Ten Weekly Awards – April 1
Player: Jacob Schroeder, Sr., C, ILL
Pitcher: Jacob Denner, Sr., LHP, MICH
Freshman: Jasen Oliver, Fr., INF, IND
Oliver, who was inserted into the starting lineup following the Troy series, has been on a tear to begin his college career. In five games this past week, Oliver hit .550 (11-20) with three home runs, seven runs and seven RBIs.
He was one of two freshmen with a four-hit game (Andrew Wiggins) this week and was the second Hoosier with a multi-home run game (Devin Taylor) in 2024.
One of the top recruits in the country last year, Oliver is hitting .388 across 13 starts this year and has 19 hits and 11 walks with just nine strikeouts. He's riding a team-best 11-game hitting streak following this weekend's action.
Since Jeff Mercer took over in 2019, Oliver is the eighth different IU freshman to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors at least once. He's the sixth on this year's roster to have earned it during their career along with Morgan Colopy, Josh Pyne, Carter Mathison, Devin Taylor and Tyler Cerny.
IU has been awarded all three of the Big Ten weekly awards at some point in 2024 with Taylor (Player), Oliver (Freshman) and Connor Foley (Pitcher) earning honors so far this season.
Big Ten Weekly Awards – April 1
Player: Jacob Schroeder, Sr., C, ILL
Pitcher: Jacob Denner, Sr., LHP, MICH
Freshman: Jasen Oliver, Fr., INF, IND
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