Eugene, Ore. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association named Oregon pitcher Brett Walker to the NCBWA's preseason All-America third team on Wednesday.
Walker earned a spot on the team after finishing last season 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA while allowing just two runs on 13 hits with 10 strikeouts and one walk in 21.1 innings pitched. He held opponents to a .176 batting average. The Ducks' right-hander finished second in the Pac-12 Conference in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10-to-1), WHIP (0.66) and walks per nine innings (0.42) while ranking third in wins. Nationally, Walker ranked 10th in walks per nine innings, 19th in WHIP, 23rd in wins and 31st in strikeout-to-walk ratio.