DURHAM – Senior catcher Alex Stone was named one of the top-50 best catchers in college baseball this season, as announced by D1Baseball this afternoon. The Andover, N.J., native was slotted as the No. 11 catcher in all of college baseball heading into the 2024 campaign.
The 6-foot-5 catcher started 61 of the 62 games he appeared in last season for the Blue Devils, posting a .315 average at the plate and tied for the team lead in hits with 80. Stone bashed 17 home runs during the 2023 run to the Super Regionals, moving him into a tie for sixth all-time in a single season and tied for 10th in career home runs with 27.