Three Buckeyes Named First Team All-B1G Selections – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 24, 2016
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OMAHA, Neb. – Three Buckeyes were selected to the First Team All-Big Ten Conference baseball team, the conference office announced Tuesday. Senior co-captain infielder Nick Sergakis, junior left fielder Ronnie Dawson and junior left-handed pitcher Tanner Tully were each named to the first team list. It marks the first time the Buckeyes have registered three first team selections in a single season since the 2009 campaign.
The native of Columbus, Ohio, Sergakis garners his first career All-Big Ten honor after being one of the top hitters in the conference during the regular season. He is the only player in the Big Ten in the Top 10 in 10 different B1G batting categories, including second in doubles (18), third in on-base percentage (.474) and hit by pitches (16), fifth in slugging percentage (.573) and total bases (114), sixth in RBI (44) and home runs (8), seventh in walks (33), eighth in batting average (.352) and 10th in hits (70). He’s also stolen a season-high 13 bags this year. Transitioned recently to the Buckeyes’ lead-off man, Sergakis has reached base safely in 53 of 56 contests, starting the year on a career-high 28-game reached base streak. He’s started in three different positions in the infield too with 44 nods from the hot corner. He leads the team with 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI performances. Sergakis was also named the team’s Sportsmanship Award Winner.
Dawson, a native of Grove City, Ohio, receives his second All-Big Ten selection after being named a second team selection during his freshman campaign. He has started and appeared in all 56 games in left field. The Buckeyes’ three-hole hitter is ranked in the Top 10 in nine different batting categories. Dawson is first in the Big Ten in total bases (126), second in home runs (12), third in triples (4), fourth in slugging (.581), fifth in doubles (17), seventh in walks (33), eighth in RBI (41), ninth in stolen bases (16) and in runs scored (44). In B1G games, “RD4” is first in homers (6), second in total bases (56) and third in slugging (.596). He is the first OSU player to have at least 40 doubles, 20 home runs and 40 stolen bases in OSU career and leads all active Buckeyes with 100 career RBI.
Tully, from Elkhart, Ind., earns his second career All-Big Ten honor after being named a second team honoree and 2014 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. The Buckeyes’ Friday night starter is 7-3 with a 2.31 ERA (second-best in the league) and 71 strikeouts in 93.2 innings pitched. He’s collected a team-high nine quality starts in 14 nods this season with an impressive 4.1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Tully is second in wins (7), fifth in innings pitched (93.2), seventh in batters struck out looking (26) and tenth in strikeouts (71) and opposing batting average (.228). In league games, the OSU lefty ranks fifth in ERA (2.09) and 10th in strikeouts (41). His career ERA sits at 2.85, good fourth-best in program history and is third in fewest walks allowed (42).
The No. 4 seed Buckeyes face No. 5 seed Michigan to open the Big Ten Tournament at 10 p.m. ET Wednesday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. The contest will be broadcasted live on BTN. Fans can listen on AM 1460 ESPN or on OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
2016 Big Ten Baseball Awards
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matt Fiedler, Minnesota
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Cody Sedlock, Illinois
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Chad Luensmann, Nebraska
COACH OF THE YEAR
JOHN ANDERSON, Minnesota
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM*
C – AUSTIN ATHMANN, Minnesota
1B – Scott Schreiber, Nebraska
2B – Dan Durkin, Michigan State
2B – Connor Schaefbauer, Minnesota
SS – Nick Roscetti, Iowa
3B – Nick Sergakis, Ohio State
OF – Joel Booker, Iowa
OF – CODY BRUDER, Michigan
OF – Ronnie Dawson, Ohio State
DH – MATT FIEDLER, Minnesota
SP – CODY SEDLOCK, Illinois
SP – Kyle Hart, Indiana
SP – Tanner Tully, Ohio State
RP – Dakota Mekkes, Michigan State
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM**
C – RJ Devish, Rutgers
1B – Jordan Zimmerman, Michigan State
SS – Steven Reveles, Nebrask
3B – Micah Coffey, Minnesota
OF – Dan Motl, Minnesota
OF – Ryan Boldt, Nebraska
OF – Greg Guers, Penn State
DH – Carmen Benedetti, Michigan
SP – Brett Adcock, Michigan
SP – Cam Vieaux, Michigan State
SP – Dalton Sawyer, Minnesota
RP – Chad Luensmann, Nebraska
ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM*
C – Harrison Wenson, Michigan
C – Jason Goldstein, Illinois
1B – Kyle Wood, Purdue
2B – Nick Dunn, Maryland
SS – Brian Wilhite, Indiana
3B – Jake Bivens, Michigan
OF – Craig Dedelow, Indiana
OF – Brandon Hughes, Michigan State
OF – Jake Meyers, Nebraska
DH – Ben Miller, Nebraska
SP – Taylor Bloom, Maryland
SP – Brian Shaffer, Maryland
SP – Howie Brey, Rutgers
RP – Jack Anderson, Penn State
ALL-BIG TEN FRESHMAN TEAM
C – Ryan Fineman, Indiana
1B – WILLIE BURGER, Penn State
2B – Nick Dunn, Maryland
SS – Riley Smith, Minnesota
3B – LUKE MILLER, Indiana
OF – Marty Costes, Maryland
OF – Marty Bechina, Michigan State
OF – Jawuan Harris, Rutgers
DH – Scotty Bradley, Indiana
SP – Cole Bellair, Illinois
SP – MATT WALDRON, Nebraska
SP – Justin Hagenman, Penn State
RP – CHAD LUENSMANN, Nebraska
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD NOMINEES
J.D. Nielsen, Illinois
Austin Cangelosi, Indiana
Jimmy Frankos, Iowa
Anthony Papio, Maryland
Cody Bruder, Michigan
Justin Hovis, Michigan State
Conner Schaefbauer, Minnesota
Taylor Fish, Nebraska
Jake Stolley, Northwestern
Nick Sergakis, Ohio State
Alex Malinsky, Penn State
Kyle Johnson, Purdue
RJ Devish, Rutgers
