NCBWA NAMES 2019 DIVISION I DISTRICT PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
DALLAS (NCBWA) – For the 19th consecutive year, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced its 2019 District Players of the Year on Friday afternoon.
The 2019 NCBWA District Players of the Year are District 1: 1B Patrick McColl (Harvard); District 2: SP Alek Manoah (West Virginia); District 3: OF JJ Bleday (Vanderbilt); District 4: SP Noah Song (Navy); District 5: RP Garrett Acton (Illinois); District 6: SP TJ Sikkema (Missouri); District 7: 3B Kody Hoese (Tulane) and 3B Josh Jung (Texas Tech); District 8: 2B Nick Gonzales (New Mexico State); District 9: C Adley Rutschman (Oregon State) and 1B Andrew Vaughn (California).
Manoah, a junior right-handed pitcher at West Virginia, helped lead the Mountaineers to their second NCAA Regional in the last three years, 13th overall in school history and second time hosting the event – first since 1955. He was the 11th overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft on Monday. Manoah was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and is a finalist for the College Baseball Foundation's National Pitcher of the Year award and was named a first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball. The Miami, Florida, native compiled a 9-4 record in 16 starts with a 2.08 ERA in 108.1 innings worked. Opponents hit just .186 against Manoah, who was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
DALLAS (NCBWA) – For the 19th consecutive year, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced its 2019 District Players of the Year on Friday afternoon.
The 2019 NCBWA District Players of the Year are District 1: 1B Patrick McColl (Harvard); District 2: SP Alek Manoah (West Virginia); District 3: OF JJ Bleday (Vanderbilt); District 4: SP Noah Song (Navy); District 5: RP Garrett Acton (Illinois); District 6: SP TJ Sikkema (Missouri); District 7: 3B Kody Hoese (Tulane) and 3B Josh Jung (Texas Tech); District 8: 2B Nick Gonzales (New Mexico State); District 9: C Adley Rutschman (Oregon State) and 1B Andrew Vaughn (California).
Manoah, a junior right-handed pitcher at West Virginia, helped lead the Mountaineers to their second NCAA Regional in the last three years, 13th overall in school history and second time hosting the event – first since 1955. He was the 11th overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft on Monday. Manoah was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and is a finalist for the College Baseball Foundation's National Pitcher of the Year award and was named a first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball. The Miami, Florida, native compiled a 9-4 record in 16 starts with a 2.08 ERA in 108.1 innings worked. Opponents hit just .186 against Manoah, who was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
