NEW YORK -- Creighton University's John Sakowski and Naomi Hickman have been named recipients of 2020-21 BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships, the league announced on Wednesday.
Each institutional winner receives $2,000 toward graduate studies.
An Omaha product, Sakowski completed his sixth and final season with Creighton Baseball in May. In 75 career appearances with the Bluejays, the right-handed reliever went 10-5 with 10 saves. he struck out 108 batters in 115.2 innings of work, finishing with a 4.12 ERA. In the classroom, Sakowski has been a regular on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.