LUBBOCK, Texas — As conference play begins to wind down for many schools, the National College Baseball Hall of Fame released today the initial watch list for the Pitcher of the Year Award.
The award, sponsored by Diamond, will be presented on June 29 in Lubbock as part of the annual Night of Champions.
There are eight schools with multiple representatives on the watch list, led by TCU with three — right-handers Preston Morrison and Riley Ferrell and left-hander Alex Young. Morrison is 8-1 on the season with a 1.81 earned run average. Ferrell has a 0.95 ERA and 10 saves. Young has the most strikeouts among the three Horned Frogs, with 56 in 54 innings.
“To have three pitchers from one school make the watch list is a sign of their dominance on the mound,” said Raymond Richardson, Pitcher of the Year committee co-chair. “Those three guys have been impressive all year, both in early action and in conference play.”
Vanderbilt’s Carson Fulmer, 7-1, leads the watch list in strikeouts with 90 in 64 innings, while Texas Tech’s Corey Taylor brings the lowest ERA at 0.36 in 50 innings pitched.
“Each of the pitchers on this list has some strong numbers this season,” said Chris Snead, Pitcher of the Year Award co-chair. “There’s still a lot of baseball to be played so it will be interesting to see how things sort out toward the end of the season.”
For more information on the Pitcher of the Year Award or the College Baseball Hall of Fame’s Night of Champions, visitwww.collegebaseballhall.org.
PITCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST
| Name | School | Conference |
| Matthew Crownover | Clemson | ACC |
| Kyle Funkhouser | Louisville | ACC |
| Brendan McKay | Louisville | ACC |
| Nathan Kirby | Virginia | American Athletic |
| Nolan Blackwood | Memphis | American Athletic |
| Tommy Peterson | South Florida | American Athletic |
| Carson Cross | UConn | American Athletic |
| Anthony Kay | UConn | American Athletic |
| Eddie Muhl | George Washington | American Athletic |
| Kevin Duchene | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Tyler Jay | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Mike Shawaryn | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Josh Roeder | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| Michael Freeman | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Riley Ferrell | TCU | Big 12 |
| Preston Morrison | TCU | Big 12 |
| Alex Young | TCU | Big 12 |
| Corey Taylor | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Austin Kerr | Coastal Carolina | Colonial |
| Tyler Peitzmeier | Cal State Fullerton | Big West |
| Dillon Tate | UCSB | Big West |
| James McMahon | Southern Mississippi | C-USA |
| Taylor Clarke | College of Charleston | Colonial |
| Jeff Degano | Indiana State | Missouri Valley |
| Adam Whitt | Nevada | Mountain West |
| Bubba Derby | San Diego State | Mountain West |
| Ryan Burr | Arizona State | Pac-12 |
| Andrew Moore | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
| David Berg | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| James Kaprielian | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Luke Gillingham | Navy | Patriot |
| Jett Meenach | Navy | Patriot |
| Alex Lange | LSU | SEC |
| Jesse Stallings | LSU | SEC |
| Tanner Houck | Missouri | SEC |
| Grayson Long | Texas A&M | SEC |
| Carson Fulmer | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Matthew Milburn | Wofford | Southern |
| Trevor Belicek | Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Southland |
| Stuart Holmes | Nicholls State | Southland |
| Justin Sinibaldi | Nicholls State | Southland |
| Evan Challenger | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt |
| Josh Burchell | Alabama A&M | SWAC |
| Joseph Camacho | Alabama State | SWAC |
| J.D. Busfield | Loyola Marymount | West Coast |
| David Hill | San Diego | West Coast |
