It took freshman left-hander Mason Feole a few weeks to enter the weekend rotation, but once he did he made it count. The American Athletic Conference announced its annual baseball awards Monday with Feole taking home 2017’s Rookie Pitcher of the Year.
In 2016, fellow lefty Tim Cate won the same after earning the third slot in the rotation a month into the season.
Feole’s numbers were near the top of the American in multiple statistical categories, including his 3.10 ERA (6th), seven wins (5th), 72 strike-outs (9th), and 31 runs allowed (7th).
He allowed just one home run to lead the league and was seventh-best with runners on, holding hitters to a .