Oregon’s Alex Keudell took home the honor of Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year on Wednesday when the Pac-12 announced its All-Conference team. @@http://www.pac-12.org/Baseball/Tabid/1448/Article/156660/2012-Baseball-All-Conference-Team.aspx@@
The senior from Portland is the first player in Oregon history to earn the award, having finished the season with a 10-4 record and the third-lowest ERA in the conference (2.12). Before a loss last weekend against Oregon State, Keudell had won nine consecutive starts and played a major role in boosting Oregon to its current No. 5 overall seed in the NCAA regionals.
Joining Keudell on the All-Conference team is closer Jimmie Sherfy, who earned 17 saves on the year while striking out a team-best 84 batters and posting a 2.29 ERA. Sophomores Ryon Healy (.303 batting average, 36 RBI) and Aaron Jones (.294 batting average, 38 RBI) were honorable mentions. @@http://www.pac-12.org/portals/7/images/baseball/stats/2011-12/HTML/ore.htm@@
Among the other major award winners in the conference were Arizona’s Alex Mejia (Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year), Oregon State’s Michael Conforto (Freshman of the Year) and Arizona’s Andy Lopez (Coach of the Year).