Raley Named Semifinalist for CBF Pitcher of the Year Award
May 14, 2009 | Baseball
May 14, 2009
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas A&M sophomore Brooks Raley was one of 15 student-athletes named a semifinalist for the Collegiate Baseball Foundation's Pitcher of the Year Award, the organization announced Thursday.
Raley, who hails from Uvalde, Texas, is one of the nation's top two-way players. He leads the Aggies with a 7-1 record and a 2.76 ERA, and has punched out 89 hitters in 84 1/3 innings of work. Raley, who has held opposing hitters to a paltry .205 average in '09, plays the outfield when not pitching and ranks third on the squad with a .317 batting average and has swiped a Big 12-high 23 bases.
The winner of the award will be announced July 2 during the College Baseball Awards Show in Lubbock.
The Big 12 led all conferences in representation with three players on the list -- Raley, A.J. Morris of Kansas State and Austin Wood of Texas.
Raley will take the mound Friday night as the 15th-ranked Aggies open a weekend series at No. 13 Oklahoma. First pitch at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman is set for 6:30 p.m.
CBF PITCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST
Mike Leake - Arizona State - PAC 10
Deck McGuire - Georgia Tech - ACC
Eric Arnett - Indiana - Big 10
A.J. Morris - Kansas State - Big 12
Louis Coleman - LSU - SEC
Kyle Bellamy - Miami - ACC
Buddy Baumann - Missouri State - MVC
Daniel Calhoun - Murray State - OVC
Alex Wimmers - Ohio State - Big 10
Mark Serrano - Oral Roberts - Summit League
Addison Reed - San Diego State - Mountain West
Stephen Strasburg - San Diego State - Mountain West
Austin Wood - Texas - Big 12
Brooks Raley - Texas A&M - Big 12
Daniel Bibona - UC Irvine - Big West
