Iowa Hawkeyes outfielder Keaton Anthony named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

Redshirt freshman outfielder Keaton Anthony picked up his fourth Big Ten weekly honor of the season.

Iowa’s redshirt freshman Keaton Anthony made history this week. The 6-foot-4, 210 pound outfielder became the first Hawkeye to earn a fourth weekly honor from the Big Ten in a single season.

Anthony was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Tuesday. The Hoschton, Ga., native also earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Feb. 23, March 16 and April 5.

Despite missing the final two games of last weekend’s Minnesota series due to sickness, Anthony still picked up the award after a big start to last week. Anthony went 1-for-2 with a three-run blast and scored three times in a 16-2 runaway midweek win over Milwaukee. Then, in the first game against the Golden Gophers, Anthony went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBIs and a run scored in Iowa’s 9-3 series-opening win over Minnesota. Anthony slashed .571/1.571/.700 and had a 2.271 OPS in the two games he played.

After batting 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in last night’s 15-8 win over Bradley, Anthony now has 16 doubles and 23 extra-base hits on the season. He leads the team with 32 RBIs and is second in home runs with seven on the season behind redshirt sophomore Peyton Williams’ team-leading nine blasts. Anthony is now holds a .362 batting average on the year.

Iowa heads to Big Ten-leading Rutgers this weekend. The Scarlet Knights just missed being ranked in the latest USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll, sitting just outside the top 25 with 103 total points in the receiving votes category. Rutgers is 31-6 overall, 11-1 in Big Ten play and has won 16 consecutive games. Meanwhile, Iowa will head to New Jersey on a five-game winning streak of its own and sits at 21-12 overall and 6-3 in Big Ten play.

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