Pair of Hoosiers earns conference honors

After defeating No. 14 Louisville and taking two of three from Michigan this past weekend, two IU baseball players were recognized by the Big Ten.

Second baseman Casey Rodrigue was named co-Big Ten Player of the Week, and Kyle Hart was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week.

During the four-game stretch, Rodrigue hit .444 with seven RBI, scored five runs and stole three bases.

Rodrigue transferred from LSU-Eunice and has played in all of IU’s 21 games, starting in 20 of them.

The speedster stole 68 bases last year in Louisiana and has stolen nine bags this season.

After being demoted from the weekend rotation earlier in the season for struggling, Hart has turned his season around to win two straight Big Ten Pitcher of the Week awards.

The lefty from Cincinnati regained his weekend spot and led IU to a 5-1 victory over Michigan on Saturday. His line was 7 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks and 7 strikeouts.

In his last three starts, Hart has given up just one earned run in 22 innings pitched.

Evan Hoopfer