NCBWA 2012 Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List

45 Relievers On Initial List… Wichita, Kan. (NCBWA) — Forty-five players have been named to the initial watch list for the eighth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, as announced by the association Wednesday. Texas? Corey Knebel, the 2011 winner of the Stopper of the Year Award, headlines the list of preseason nominees for the 2012 award.� Last season as a freshman, Knebel collected 19 saves and went 3-2 with a 1.13 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 55.2 innings pitched as he helped the Longhorns to the College World Series. Knebel, a first team preseason All-American by the NCBWA, is joined on the watch list by fellow first teamers Tony Bryant from Oregon State and Caleb Reed from Mississippi State.� Bryant had 12 saves and a 1.57 ERA a year ago, while Reed had 12 saves and a 1.55 ERA. Among the other most notable nominees are the three members of the NCBWA preseason All-American second team (John Neely of Texas Tech, Austin Maddox of Florida and Tyler Smith of Rider), along with all three members of the third team (Jake Dyer of Georgia [...]

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