Rallings 1 Of 5 Finalist For NCBWA Stopper Of The Year Award
June 08, 2016 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Troy Rallings was named one of five finalists for the 2016 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year. Joining Rallings as finalists are NCAA saves leader Sam Donko of VCU, along with Shaun Anderson of Florida, Zack Burdi of Louisville and Bryan Garcia of Miami.
A semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award, Rallings earned Louisville Slugger and Baseball America first-team All-American honors and was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year. The senior right-hander became the third Husky hurler ever to earn first-team All-American honors and the first since Tim Lincecum in 2006.
He collected 16 saves and posted a 4-1 record in 28 appearances, notching a 0.89 ERA and allowing 32 hits and 12 walks over 61 innings, while striking out 65 batters and holding foes to a .155 clip. Among Rallings' 16 saves, tied for third-most in the country, only one fit the conventions of what a typical closer records – three outs or less. He had eight saves that were four to six outs and six saves that were seven to nine outs.
He leads the nation in WHIP (0.72) and ranks second in ERA (0.89). Rallings helped Washington to a 33-23 overall record, a second-place showing in the Pac-12 and an appearance at the NCAA Nashville Regional.
The NCBWA's All-America Committee will select the winner, with this year's recipient to be announced Saturday morning, June 18, at a news conference at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha at 8 a.m. PT.
