One day after Maryland baseball managed to crack the top 10 in the national rankings for the first time this season, the recognition continued when the Big Ten announced its All-Big Ten Honors and individual award winners on Tuesday.
Fifth-year center fielder Chris “Bubba” Alleyne was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and received All-Big Ten First Team honors for his outstanding final season in College Park. Coming back to school for his extra year of eligibility, Alleyne put on quite a show, leading the conference in home runs (22) and RBIs (73).
Alleyne led the best team in the Big Ten in batting average (.