Indiana University Athletics
Malamazian Earns Big Ten Freshman of the Week Honors
3/10/2025 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
ROSEMONT, Ill. – A tremendous week at the plate earned freshman third baseman Cooper Malamazian his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, as announced by the conference office on Monday (March 10) afternoon. It is Indiana's first weekly honor of any kind this season.
Malamazian started all four games at third base last week and finished the four-game stretch hitting 7-for-16 (.438) with five runs scored and five RBIs. He picked up his first career four-hit game in the second contest of a doubleheader at Penn State last Friday (March 7).
In that game, Malamazian broke a program single-game record and single-game freshman record with four doubles. He became just the fourth player in Big Ten history with four doubles in a single game. Malamazian is just the second player in conference history to do it against a fellow league opponent.
On top of his offensive performance, Malamazian played flawless defense at the hot corner. He had three putouts and nine defensive assists while making zero errors. He effectively earned the starting nod at third base going forward in head coach Jeff Mercer's lineup.
Since Mercer took over the program in 2019, Malamazian is the 10th different IU player to earn a Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. Both Jasen Oliver and Joey Brenczewski earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors last season and went on to make the league's All-Freshman Team at the end of the season.
True freshmen have been responsible for 47 base hits this season. Fellow first-year player Jake Hanley leads all Big Ten and NCAA freshmen with 26 base knocks. Hogan Denny has already hit a pair of home runs for the Hoosiers while Will Moore has walked 10 times.
Big Ten Weekly Awards (March 10)
Player of the Week: Aaron Manias, Jr., DH/2B, PUR
Pitcher of the Week: Aaron Savary, Jr., RHP, IOWA
Freshman of the Week: Cooper Malamazian, Fr., 3B, IND
Malamazian started all four games at third base last week and finished the four-game stretch hitting 7-for-16 (.438) with five runs scored and five RBIs. He picked up his first career four-hit game in the second contest of a doubleheader at Penn State last Friday (March 7).
In that game, Malamazian broke a program single-game record and single-game freshman record with four doubles. He became just the fourth player in Big Ten history with four doubles in a single game. Malamazian is just the second player in conference history to do it against a fellow league opponent.
On top of his offensive performance, Malamazian played flawless defense at the hot corner. He had three putouts and nine defensive assists while making zero errors. He effectively earned the starting nod at third base going forward in head coach Jeff Mercer's lineup.
Since Mercer took over the program in 2019, Malamazian is the 10th different IU player to earn a Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. Both Jasen Oliver and Joey Brenczewski earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors last season and went on to make the league's All-Freshman Team at the end of the season.
True freshmen have been responsible for 47 base hits this season. Fellow first-year player Jake Hanley leads all Big Ten and NCAA freshmen with 26 base knocks. Hogan Denny has already hit a pair of home runs for the Hoosiers while Will Moore has walked 10 times.
Big Ten Weekly Awards (March 10)
Player of the Week: Aaron Manias, Jr., DH/2B, PUR
Pitcher of the Week: Aaron Savary, Jr., RHP, IOWA
Freshman of the Week: Cooper Malamazian, Fr., 3B, IND
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