EUGENE – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its preseason Stopper of the Year watch list on the eve of the season opener and two Ducks, Kolby Somers and Stone Churby, were among the relief pitchers honored.
Somers, a senior from Hillsboro, Ore. who claimed first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors and NCBWA All-America honors last season, was dominant closing out games for the Ducks in 2021. The lefty finished the season with a 2-2 record and a 3.08 ERA with 11 saves. He fanned 37 in 26.1 innings pitched while holding opposing hitters to a .