ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Senior outfielder Connor Milton has been named Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced today.
Milton went 9-for-12 (.750) with five runs scored, two double, three home runs and eight RBI during the Illini's series sweep of Northwestern, posting a .750 on-base percentage while slugging an incredible 1.667.
The Champaign native started the week by going 2-for-3 with an RBI on Friday before having a career day on Saturday. Milton went 4-for-4 with three runs, a double, two home runs and four RBI. He set career-high marks in hits, runs, home runs, RBI and total bases (11) in the contest. In Sunday's series finale, Milton then went 3-for-5 with two runs, a double, home run and three RBI. It marked the first time in his career that he had homered in consecutive games and his three-game hitting streak matches a career-long. Milton also has three-straight multi-hit performances, which is a career-long.
This marks the first time in his Illini career that Milton has earned conference weekly honors. He becomes the third Illinois player this season to earn weekly honors, joining Jacob Schroeder and Drake Westcott. This marks the first time since 2018 that three different Illini players have earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors in a single season.
