UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky is Big Ten Player of Year and John Savage Coach of Year
UCLA's Roch Cholowsky has been named the Big Ten Player of the Year, marking his second consecutive win of this award. Coach John Savage also received the Coach of the Year honor as the Bruins achieved a historic season. UCLA finished with a record 48 wins and a perfect 25-0 start in the Big Ten Conference.
- ▪Roch Cholowsky hit .330 and led the conference with 21 home runs.
- ▪John Savage was a unanimous selection for Coach of the Year after guiding UCLA to a historic season.
- ▪UCLA placed a conference-high seven players on the first team.
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Sports UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky is Big Ten Player of Year and John Savage Coach of Year By Ben Bolch Published May 19, 2026, 2:57 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A UCLA baseball team that rolled through its Big Ten Conference schedule, winning its first 25 games, was rewarded accordingly on Monday. Junior shortstop Roch Cholowsky was selected the Big Ten’s Player of the Year, John Savage was named the Coach of the Year and the Bruins placed a conference-high seven players on the first team.
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