Weist and Krill Earn All-Big Ten Honors

May 19, 2015

EAST LANSING - Michigan State had a pair of players earn All-Big Ten accolades, while three more were named to the All-freshman team, it was announced by the conference on Tuesday. Senior third baseman Mark Weist was voted to the All-Big Ten first team and senior first baseman Ryan Krill was selected to the second team. Outfielder Brandon Hughes, pitcher Andrew Gonzalez and catcher Chad Roskelly garnered all-freshman team recognition.

Weist has been one of the Spartans' most consistent hitters in 2015 and currently ranks second on the team with a .335 batting average. The native of Saline has recorded at least one hit in 44 of 54 games this season and his 22 multi-hit games lead the Spartans.

Weist, who sat out the 2014 season after transferring from Spring Arbor University, leads the Spartans in doubles (17) and hits (73). He enters Wednesday's Big Ten Tournament game vs. Maryland with a seven-game hitting streak. Weist has started every game at third base this season.

In the field, Weist has a .924 fielding percentage.

Krill has posted the best season of his career in 2015. He led the conference in Big Ten play in nearly every offensive category, including: batting average (.451), slugging percentage (.857), on-base percentage (.545), RBIs (36) and home runs (10).

Krill's .363 batting average on the season ranks third in the league and his 12 home runs are second most. His 53 RBIs are the second most in the conference in 2015 and are tied for the 10th-highest single season total in MSU history.

He was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the first time in his career earlier this season after a 5-for-6, six-RBI performance in the series finale vs. Northwestern on April 12. The native of Kalamazoo brings a career-long 19-game hitting streak into Wednesday's game.

Krill was also MSU's recipient of the Sportsmanship Award. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.

Hughes has seen the most action of any Spartan freshman this season, starting 52 games in the outfield. He has a .272 batting average and 27 RBIs. His six home runs are tied with Weist for second on the team and are the most among any Big Ten rookie outfielder.

Hughes started every Big Ten game and is hitting .312 in conference play. His 29 hits in league led all freshmen outfielders in the league.

Hughes, a native of Sterling Heights, has at least one hit in 12 of the last 14 games.

Roskelly has started 46 games behind the plate in 2015 - more than any other rookie catcher in the league. The redshirt freshman led all Big Ten rookie catchers in batting average (.272), hits (50) and RBIs (30).

In Big Ten play, Roskelly hit .253 with seven doubles and 12 RBIs. His best performance of the season came in a win at Central Michigan on May 12 when he went 3-for-5 with five RBIs.

Gonzalez is 2-0 with a 3.41 ERA in 16 appearances this season. He has 21 strikeouts and nine walks in 37 innings on the mound. He made five starts this season, two of which came in Big Ten play.

Gonzalez made his first collegiate start vs. Clemson on March 11. He picked up his first collegiate win vs. USC Upstate on March 15, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings in relief.

ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM
C -- Jason Goldstein, ILL
1B -- David Kerian, ILL
2B -- Brandon Lowe, MD
SS -- Adam Walton, ILL
3B -- Mark Weist, MSU
OF -- Casey Fletcher, ILL
OF -- Jackson Glines, MICH
OF -- Pat Porter, OSU
DH -- CARMEN BENEDETTI, MICH
SP -- KEVIN DUCHENE, ILL
SP -- Blake Hickman, IOWA
SP -- MIKE SHAWARYN, MD
RP -- TYLER JAY, ILL

ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM
C -- Tanner Lubach, NEB
1B -- Ryan Krill, MSU
2B -- Jacob Cronenworth, MICH
SS -- Michael Handel, MINN
3B -- Jose Cuas, MD
OF -- Eric Toole, IOWA
OF -- Ryan Boldt, NEB
OF -- Troy Montgomery, OSU
DH -- Scott Donley, IND
SP -- Drasen Johnson, ILL
SP -- Calvin Mathews, IOWA
SP -- Chance Sinclair, NEB
RP -- Nick Hibbing, IOWA

ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM
C -- Kevin Martir, MD
1B -- Tyler Peyton, IOWA
2B -- Reid Roper, ILL
SS -- Nick Roscetti, IOWA
3B -- Travis Maezes, MICH
OF -- Ryan Nagle, ILL
OF -- Craig Dedelow, IND
OF -- Tom Marcinczyk, RU
DH -- Pat McInerney, ILL
SP -- John Kravetz, ILL
SP -- Brett Adcock, MICH
SP -- Ryan Riga, OSU
RP -- Josh Roeder, NEB

ALL-BIG TEN FRESHMAN TEAM*
C -- Chad Roskelly, MSU
1B -- SCOTT SCHREIBER, NEB
2B -- Grant Peikert, NU
SS -- Jake Bivens, MICH
3B -- Isaiah Pasteur, IND
OF -- Logan Sowers, IND
OF -- Brandon Hughes, MSU
OF -- Luis Alvarado, NEB
DH -- Drew Lugbauer, MICH
SP -- Ryan Nutof, MICH
SP -- Andrew Gonzalez, MSU
SP -- Garett King, NEB
SP -- Adam Niemeyer, OSU
RP -- Bryan Pall, MICH

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Will Krug, Illinois
Will Nolden, Indiana
Kris Goodman, Iowa
Robert Galligan, Maryland
Eric Jacobson, Michigan
Ryan Krill, Michigan State
Lance Thonvold, Minnesota
Blake Headley, Nebraska
Cody Stevens, Northwestern
Pat Porter, Ohio State
James Coates, Penn State
Joe Eichmann, Purdue
Joe D'Annunzio, Rutgers

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
David Kerian, ILL

PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Tyler Jay, ILL

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Jake Bivens, MICH

COACH OF THE YEAR
Dan Hartleb, ILL

Unanimous honorees in ALL CAPS
*additional honoree due to tie