Yovan named first-team preseason All-America by the NCBWA
02/05/18 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon sophomore pitcher Kenyon Yovan has been named a first-team preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Â
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Yovan (Beaverton, Ore. / Westview HS) is one of five relief pitchers named to the team. He earned the honor 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 one of five finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, while also being 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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The preseason honor is the second for Yovan. He was also named to the Collegiate Baseball preseason All-America team.
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Yovan (Beaverton, Ore. / Westview HS) is one of five relief pitchers named to the team. He earned the honor 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 one of five finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, while also being 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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The preseason honor is the second for Yovan. He was also named to the Collegiate Baseball preseason All-America team.
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