Stanek on National Pitcher of the Year watch list
By: UA Sports Information
Updated: May 1, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas
sophomore
right-handed pitcher Ryne Stanek has been named to the watch list for
the National Pitcher of the Year presented by the College Baseball Hall
of Fame, the organization announced on Wednesday.
Stanek is one of 51 pitchers across the nation on the watch list for the prestigious
award. The Southeastern Conference led all leagues with nine players named to the list.
Stanek
has been one of the top pitchers in the SEC and in the country in 2012.
A native of Overland Park, Kan., Stanek has posted a 6-2 record with a
2.30 ERA in 10 starts this season. He ranks tied for third in the SEC in
wins and his ERA is the fifth-lowest in the conference. Stanek has
struck out 57 batters in 58.2 innings and is holding
opposing hitters to a .238 batting average. Stanek was recently selected
to represent the United States with the USA Baseball Collegiate
National Team this summer, marking the second straight summer that
Stanek has been selected for the team.
A Baseball
America third-team
preseason All-American, Stanek opened the season with six straight
victories, picking up wins over Villanova, Valparaiso, Texas Tech,
Binghamton,
Alabama and Mississippi State. Of his 10 starts, Stanek has seven
quality starts, throwing six or more innings and allowing three or fewer
earned runs.
The winner of the Pitcher of the Year Award will be announced on June 30 in Lubbock,
Texas, as part of the annual College Baseball Night of Champions.
Stanek
and the rest of the No. 21 Arkansas baseball team returns to action
this
weekend at No. 5 Florida. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The series finale against the Gators
will be nationally televised on ESPN.
