Yovan named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list
02/12/18 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon sophomore pitcher Kenyon Yovan has been named to the watch list for the 14th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball.
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Yovan, who was a finalist for the award last season, is one of 52 players named to the watch list. He earned a spot on the list after putting together a stellar freshman season. The Ducks' closer was named first-team All-American by the NCBWA, while claiming second-team All-America recognition from Collegiate Baseball. The right-handed pitcher was also named one of four National Freshmen of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, a first-team Freshman All-American by Baseball America and a second-team Freshman All-American by D1Baseball.
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Yovan, a first-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection, finished his first year in Eugene with 15 saves, which tied for fourth nationally following the regular season, and had a 1.97 ERA with a 1-1 record. The Ducks' stopper struck out 36 and walked just six in 32 innings pitched. He picked up a save in half of Oregon's 30 wins and finished with the fourth-most saves in school history.
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Yovan, who was a finalist for the award last season, is one of 52 players named to the watch list. He earned a spot on the list after putting together a stellar freshman season. The Ducks' closer was named first-team All-American by the NCBWA, while claiming second-team All-America recognition from Collegiate Baseball. The right-handed pitcher was also named one of four National Freshmen of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, a first-team Freshman All-American by Baseball America and a second-team Freshman All-American by D1Baseball.
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Yovan, a first-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection, finished his first year in Eugene with 15 saves, which tied for fourth nationally following the regular season, and had a 1.97 ERA with a 1-1 record. The Ducks' stopper struck out 36 and walked just six in 32 innings pitched. He picked up a save in half of Oregon's 30 wins and finished with the fourth-most saves in school history.
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