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USA Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Notre Dame baseball star named a semifinalist for a top national award
Notre Dame baseball star named a semifinalist for a top national award It has been quite the season for Notre Dame baseball's catcher Carson Tinney, and he is getting recognized nationally for his elite play. The sophomore leads the team in batting average with a .352 mark, slugging with an absurd .752, homers with 15, and RBI with 49. Tinney has been great behind the dish as well, posting a .990 fielding percentage. That led the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association to name him as a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy, given out annually to the best player in college baseball. It's a huge honor for Tinney, who has taken a huge leap in his second season in South Bend. The future is very bright for Tinney, as he most likely will be playing his final season of collegiate baseball next year before getting taken in the MLB draft. He's already outplayed his recruiting ranking, and will look to continue his great play as the Irish try and make the NCAA Tournament over the next two weeks.
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Two LSU relief pitchers named to midseason award watch list
Two LSU relief pitchers named to midseason award watch list LSU Baseball relief pitchers Zac Cowan and Casan Evans were named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Stopper of the Year midseason watchlist. The pair of right-handers, who are tied for the team lead with six saves apiece, developed into two of the toughest hurlers in late game situations. Evans recently earned a win in his first-career start after strong relief showings while Cowan has the most innings pitched among full time relief hurlers on the team. Evans and Cowan lead the team in ERA among eligible pitchers at 1.09 and 1.13, respectively, as well as WHIP. Cowan, with a 0.82 WHIP, has 49 strikeouts to seven walks through 40 innings. Evans, who has a 1.00 WHIP, hasn't allowed a home run through 118 batters faced and allowed just four earned runs over 33 innings. A true freshman, Evans may be head coach Jay Johnson's answer for the third weekend starter. In Sunday's series finale against Tennessee, he hurled five scoreless frames after allowing two runs in the first inning. Cowan didn't allow a run through 2.2 innings against the Volunteers in relief appearances on Friday and Sunday.
