College Baseball 360 » College Baseball Hall of Fame http://collegebaseball360.com baseball news, college baseball stats, sean stires, pete lafleur, college world series video, college baseball podcast, Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:33:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Jungmann, Bauer, Hultzen, Knebel & Miller Take Top College Baseball Awards http://collegebaseball360.com/bauer-named-college-baseball-foundations-pitcher-of-the-year/ http://collegebaseball360.com/bauer-named-college-baseball-foundations-pitcher-of-the-year/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 01:51:52 +0000 http://collegebaseball360.com/?p=22674

College Baseball Foundation Honors 2011’s Best…

LUBBOCK, Texas – This year’s College Baseball Awards Show recognized five outstanding players on Sunday, including Texas pitcher Taylor Jungmann, winner of the 25th annual Dick Howser Trophy. Clemson shortstop Brad Miller, UCLA pitcher Trevor Bauer, Virginia pitcher Danny Hultzen, and Texas pitcher Corey Knebel were also honored.

The Heisman of college baseball, the Dick Howser Trophy, goes to the season’s most exceptional player, teammate and leader. Jungmann’s excellence made him this year’s standout. He was selected unanimously as the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, and was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He said he appreciated learning about the award’s history and is honored to join in the tradition.

“Winning the award is amazing,” Jungmann said. “It trumps everything else, not even a question about it. I’m sure I’ll look back on it and I can’t tell you what it will mean then but right now it feels amazing.”

The Brooks Wallace Award, honoring the season’s most outstanding shortstop, went to Clemson’s Miller. In his three seasons with the Tigers, Miller compiled a .339 batting average and a .451 on-base percentage. The 2011 ACC Player of the Year said he enjoyed meet the family of the award’s namesake and was excited to be able to represent Clemson in such a positive way.

“Being a shortstop and taking pride in playing the position – and then also being able to represent Clemson and bring an award back to the school to continue the tradition there, it’s a huge honor,” Miller said.

Bauer of UCLA was named Pitcher of the Year. During the 2011 season, he pitched three complete game shutouts and finished as UCLA’s career leader in wins (34), strikeouts (460), and innings pitched (373.1). He said he values meeting all the people who play such a large role in college baseball.

“It’s a real pleasure to be able to meet the people that came before me and all the people involved in college baseball,” Bauer said. “It’s been a great honor. It’ll be a memory that I have for a lifetime.”

The John Olerud Award, honoring the season’s best two-way player, was awarded to Virginia ‘s Hultzen. He was named ACC Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year with a 1.49 ERA and 151 strikeouts. He also complied a batting average of .320 and even hit an inside-the-park grand slam. He said he has really enjoyed the experience.

“It’s been a tremendous honor to be involved in this,” Hultzen said. “It’s been awesome. I just feel very lucky to have the opportunity to both hit and pitch, and it’s an honor to be here and get the award.”

Hultzen is the second Olerud Award winner  from the ACC. Florida State outfielder/pitcher Mike McGee received the honor last season.

Texas’ Knebel received the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, which is given to the season’s top relief pitcher. He recorded 17 saves during the 2011 season, breaking a Texas freshman single-season record. He said he was really excited to be deemed the closer of the year.

“Especially being a freshman,” Knebel said, “It’s just breathtaking. It’s like a dream come true.”

The award winners were also pleased to be honored on the same night the 2011 Hall of Famers were inducted. The award show and induction ceremony were combined this year to create College Baseball’s Night of Champions.

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Record Setting Night To Be Commemorated

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ARLINGTON, TX–The hats worn by UT Arlington’s Jason Mitchell and Adam Boydston during their record-setting performance on Friday are headed to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock, Texas.

Mitchell and Boydston combined to strike out 26 batters in a 14-inning, 1-0 victory over Missouri State, which tied the NCAA all-time record for combined strikeouts by a pitching staff. Mitchell started the game and had a no-hitter through 8-2/3 innings while striking out 18. Boydston relieved and whiffed eight in five innings. Mitchell’s 18 strikeouts and the combined total of 26 strikeouts set school and Southland Conference records.

Boydston

The Hall of Fame has collected artifacts from outstanding performances on the college diamond in each of the last three years. The items will be archived and displayed at the College Baseball Awards Show in July, other venues around the nation promoting college baseball, and eventually in the College Baseball Hall of Fame when construction is completed.

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Longhorns legend will have his No. 3 retired during the 2010 baseball season

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Longhorn legend Keith Moreland will have his jersey number retired, the UT Intercollegiate Athletics Council for Men announced on Thursday. His No. 3 will be retired prior to a game during the 2010 season.

“I am humbled to have my number retired by The University of Texas,” Moreland said. “To have my number hang along with some of the most elite players to ever play college baseball is such an honor.”

Longhorn great and former big leaguer Keith Moreland (shown at a Cubs event)

Longhorn great and former big leaguer Keith Moreland (shown at a Cubs event)

Moreland, a three-time first-team All-America on the Forty Acres, led the Longhorns to a College World Series in each of his three seasons (1973-75) and was one of the key components of Texas’ 1975 College World Series championship team. He was primarily a third baseman at Texas.

The Carrollton, Texas, native ranks third in the Texas annals with a career .388 batting average. Moreland also ranks second in hits (274), seventh in RBI (183) and eighth in doubles (53). During his three-year career, the Horns amassed a 160-21 record, including a 58-8 mark in Southwest Conference action and three league titles.

As a freshman, Moreland hit .349 with 43 runs, 11 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 42 RBI and five stolen bases. Texas finished 50-7 overall, 15-3 in the SWC and tied for third at the CWS.

During his sophomore campaign, Moreland batted .399 with 69 runs, 25 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 72 RBI and 14 stolen bases. The Horns finished 54-8 overall, 20-4 in the SWC and placed fourth at the CWS.

As a junior, Moreland hit .410 with 57 runs, 17 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 69 RBI and 11 stolen bases and served as co-captain for the 56-6 national championship team.

He was named to the College World Series All-Decade Team for the 1970s and his 23 career hits at the College World Series ranks second all-time in the history of the tournament.

Moreland also played football on the Forty Acres, earning a gridiron letter in 1973.

Moreland went on to a 12-year Major League Baseball career as a catcher, third baseman and outfielder. He played four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and was a member of their 1980 World Series championship team. He spent six seasons with the Chicago Cubs and helped them win the 1984 National League Eastern Division championship, the first title of any kind for the Cubs since 1945. He had stops with the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles.

His best season came in 1985 with the Cubs, when he ranked fourth in the National League in RBI (106) and seventh in batting average (.307). Moreland hit .279 with 1,279 hits, 214 doubles, 121 home runs and 674 RBI for his career. He batted .364 in the post-season, including two doubles, one home run and seven RBI in 14 games.

Since retiring from baseball in 1989, Moreland has remained in the athletics industry. Most notably, Longhorns fans may recognize Moreland as the color analyst for the radio broadcasts of Texas Football and Baseball games.

Moreland received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from UT in 1991.

“One thing that was really special to me was to come back and get my degree from The University of Texas. That was something I wanted to do when I started school,” Moreland said. “To come back and get my degree was probably something as special as there is compared to anything I’ve been involved in.”

Moreland and Kirk Dressendorfer were both inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame last July, giving Texas a total of seven inductees since the Hall opened in 2006. Moreland was inducted in the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1985.

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