More History for Hanley
7/1/2025 11:30:00 AM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – First baseman Jake Hanley continues to make more history for the Hoosiers. On Tuesday (July 1) afternoon, he became the first unanimous Freshman All-American to ever play at Indiana. He was honored by all four major outlets after a dominant rookie campaign in Bloomington.
Hanley started all 56 games at first base in 2025 and became a regular in the middle of the order. He was second on the team with a .333 batting average and contributed 73 hits, 48 runs scored, 14 home runs and 52 RBIs. IU's lineup was filled with freshmen this season and he helped anchor a core four of true freshmen (Hogan Denny, Cooper Malamazian and Will Moore) that all recorded at least 40 hits on the season.
In addition to his tremendous offensive game, Hanley became an outstanding defender as well. Head coach Jeff Mercer takes pride in working with the first basemen and he's found his next star at the position. Hanley didn't commit a single error on the season and was a national finalist for the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award at first base.
After his prolific season in Bloomington, Hanley has gone out to the prestigious Cape Cod League as a freshman to play summer ball. He was the fourth player in program history to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year and will be the focal point of IU's lineup in the 2026 season.
Perfect Game, D1 Baseball and the NCBWA all honored him as a first team selection. Baseball America tabbed the 6-foot-6 first baseman as a Second Team Freshman All-American. He's just the second player in program history (Josh Pyne) to earn four Freshman All-American honors in the same year – but the first to be honored by every major outlet.
Hanley's Postseason Honors (2025)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Second Team All-Big Ten (At-Large)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (1B)
- ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Second Team All-Region
- Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American
- NCBWA First Team Freshman All-American
- D1 Baseball First Team Freshman All-American
- Baseball America Second Team Freshman All-American
- ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove National Finalist (1B)
Hanley started all 56 games at first base in 2025 and became a regular in the middle of the order. He was second on the team with a .333 batting average and contributed 73 hits, 48 runs scored, 14 home runs and 52 RBIs. IU's lineup was filled with freshmen this season and he helped anchor a core four of true freshmen (Hogan Denny, Cooper Malamazian and Will Moore) that all recorded at least 40 hits on the season.
In addition to his tremendous offensive game, Hanley became an outstanding defender as well. Head coach Jeff Mercer takes pride in working with the first basemen and he's found his next star at the position. Hanley didn't commit a single error on the season and was a national finalist for the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award at first base.
After his prolific season in Bloomington, Hanley has gone out to the prestigious Cape Cod League as a freshman to play summer ball. He was the fourth player in program history to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year and will be the focal point of IU's lineup in the 2026 season.
Perfect Game, D1 Baseball and the NCBWA all honored him as a first team selection. Baseball America tabbed the 6-foot-6 first baseman as a Second Team Freshman All-American. He's just the second player in program history (Josh Pyne) to earn four Freshman All-American honors in the same year – but the first to be honored by every major outlet.
Hanley's Postseason Honors (2025)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Second Team All-Big Ten (At-Large)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (1B)
- ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Second Team All-Region
- Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American
- NCBWA First Team Freshman All-American
- D1 Baseball First Team Freshman All-American
- Baseball America Second Team Freshman All-American
- ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove National Finalist (1B)
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