The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) named starting pitcher Matt Krook and closer Stephen Nogosek to preseason All-America teams, according to a press release Tuesday.
Nogosek earned second-team honors after he went 6-3 with a 2.02 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 58.0 innings as Oregon’s set-up man in 2015. This year, he’ll pitch the ninth innings as the Ducks closer.
Nogosek played for the U.S. National Team last summer. In six appearances, he struck out 11 and allowed just one walk in 10.2 innings pitched.
Krook, who missed last season recovering from Tommy John surgery, was named to the third-team roster. Before his injury, the 6-foot-3 lefty struck out 60 hitters in 45.1 innings with a 1.79 ERA in eight starts and earned first-team Freshman All-America honors, despite missing the final two months of the season.
Before arriving in Eugene, Krook was drafted 35th overall by the Miami Marlins in the 2014 MLB draft.
For both Nogosek and Krook, the All-America recognition is their second of the preseason. Perfect Game named Nogosek to its third team; Krook was also a third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball.
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