IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa redshirt junior Trenton Wallace has been named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, it was announced Sunday on the Big Ten Network. Wallace is one of three Hawkeyes to earn All-Big Ten honors.
Wallace and senior outfielder Ben Norman were named first-team All-Big Ten honorees, while redshirt junior Izaya Fullard was selected to the third team as a second baseman. Senior Grant Leonard was also recognized as Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient.
Wallace is the first player in school history to earn Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors. Starting pitcher Brett Backlund was the Big Ten Co-Player of the Year in 1992; the league began recognizing the Pitcher of the Year in 1994.
Wallace is the second Hawkeye to earn one of the league’s top honors under head coach Rick Heller, joining Jake Adams, who was the unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year in 2017. Wallace is the third starting pitcher and Norman is the third outfielder under Heller to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors.
Heller has coached 10 first-team All-Big Ten players in his Iowa tenure and 26 All-Big Ten selections.
