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Byers Named to 2025 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List
2/12/2025 4:25:00 PM | Baseball
DALLAS, Texas – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has named Miami pitcher Carson Byers to the 2025 watch list for the 20th annual Stopper of the Year Award. The award is presented yearly to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I Baseball.
The midseason watch list will come out on April 23 and finalists for the honor will be announced on June 4. Byers is one of 76 student-athletes to make the preseason watch list, which encompasses 19 conferences. He is one of six pitchers represented from the Mid-American Conference.
Last season, Byers was on the mound in relief 23 times for Miami, earning a 6-1 record and two saves. During his 59 innings of work, he struck out 73 batters and gave up just 26 earned runs. Byers finished the season with a 3.97 ERA, the third-lowest in the MAC, and held batters to a .204 batting average, which was the lowest in the MAC. He also gave up the fewest hits (44) and runs (29) in the conference. Byers was named a First Team All-MAC pitcher for his efforts in 2024.
Miami Baseball begins the 2025 season on Friday, Feb. 14 at Charleston Southern.
The midseason watch list will come out on April 23 and finalists for the honor will be announced on June 4. Byers is one of 76 student-athletes to make the preseason watch list, which encompasses 19 conferences. He is one of six pitchers represented from the Mid-American Conference.
Last season, Byers was on the mound in relief 23 times for Miami, earning a 6-1 record and two saves. During his 59 innings of work, he struck out 73 batters and gave up just 26 earned runs. Byers finished the season with a 3.97 ERA, the third-lowest in the MAC, and held batters to a .204 batting average, which was the lowest in the MAC. He also gave up the fewest hits (44) and runs (29) in the conference. Byers was named a First Team All-MAC pitcher for his efforts in 2024.
Miami Baseball begins the 2025 season on Friday, Feb. 14 at Charleston Southern.
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