FORT MYERS, Fla. – Sophomore reliever Brady Anderson (Arcadia, Fla./DeSoto County HS) of the FGCU baseball team was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch list, announced by the media outlet Friday.
Anderson is one of six pitchers from the Atlantic Sun Conference to be nominated for this award.
In his first season of collegiate baseball, Anderson appeared in 20 games, making three starts and tossing 39.2 innings for the Eagles. The Arcadia, Fla. native, led the team with four saves on the year and second on the team in appearances (20) on the mound. Anderson held a 1-7 record with a 4.08 ERA and 26 strikeouts and started his collegiate career with eight scoreless innings of relief.
In 23 games with the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods Summer League, Anderson was recognized as one of the top prospects by Perfect Game, after finishing with a 3.00 ERA and 35 strikeouts in an even 30 innings pitched. Holding a 3-1 record as a reliever, Anderson recorded 15 saves, which was the second most in the league.
Following an injury suffered in practice last week, Anderson will not see action in 2013.
Nominations for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award were made by baseball sports information/media relations contacts. The initial list will be updated with a mid-season release the week of April 16, including the national saves leaders. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Division I national saves leader and four other relief pitching standouts will be selected as finalists and released Wednesday, June 5, prior to start of NCAA Super Regional tournament competition.
The Blue and Green will get the 2013 season underway on Feb. 15 in Sarasota, Fla. when they take on St. John’s as part of the Snowbird Baseball Classic. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. Fans can get updates and information on FGCU baseball all season long by visiting www.FGCUATHLETICS.com or by following the team on twitter @FGCU_Baseball.
2013 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List
Pitcher School
Brady Anderson Florida Gulf Coast
Barrett Astin Arkansas
Kyle Bartsch South Alabama
David Berg UCLA
Josh Biggs Evansville
Tony Bryant Oregon State
Michael Burchett Sam Houston State
Nick Burdi Louisville
Tyler Burgess Missouri State
Aaron Burke Coastal Carolina
Chase Byerly Butler
Gunnar Carroll Army
Will Chesney East Tennessee State
Pat Christensen LaSalle
Adam Cimber San Francisco
Ryan Connolly Coastal Carolina
Bret Dahlson Loyola Marymount
Ryan Deeter UCLA
Josh Dezse Ohio State
Matt Dunbar Arizona State
Todd Eaton Southern Illinois
Eric Eck Wofford
Alex Facundus Tulane
Scott Firth Clemson
Max Garner Baylor
John Garrett VMI
Michael Gomez FIU
Joe Goodman High Point
John Gorman Boston College
Trevor Gott Kentucky
Zack Hartman UNLV
Preston Hatcher Western Carolina
Taylor Haydel Western Kentucky
Nate Hill Troy
Dylan Hills Southeastern Louisiana
Jonathan Holder Mississippi State
Brett Huber Mississippi
Chris Huffman James Madison
Kyle Kingsley North Dakota State
Corey Knebel Texas
Clark Labitan Virginia Tech
Steven Leasure South Florida
Brett Loeding Northern Kentucky
Michael Lorenzen Cal State Fullerton
Ryan Mattes Campbell
Justin McCalvin Kennesaw State
Hobie McClain New Mexico
Ronnie Muck Illinois
Jake Naumann Evansville
James Norwood Saint Louis
Kenny O'Brien George Washington
Thomas Olson Dartmouth
Race Parmenter UC Irvine
Drew Reynolds East Carolina
Joel Rinehart Navy
Bradley Roney Southern Miss
Reid Roper Illinois
Kyle Ruchim Northwestern
A.J. Salcines Miami (Fla.)
Logan Scott California
Jimmie Sherfy Oregon
Dan Slania Notre Dame
Michael Smith Dallas Baptist
Chad Sobotka USC Upstate
Colby Suggs Arkansas
Tim Swatek Fordham
David Teasley Mercer
Kellen Urbon Cornell
A.J. Vanegas Stanford
Dylan Vogt Nebraska
Michael Wagner San Diego
Tyler Webb South Carolina
Nate Williams Kansas State
Mark Winkelman Creighton
Nate Young Elon
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