Aaron Crow Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
5/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 20, 2008
Mizzou junior Aaron Crow has been named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year, as announced by the Big 12 office on Tuesday. The league also announced the All-Big 12 Team selections, with seven Tigers earning All-Conference recognition.
Crow is tied for the lead nationally with a 12-0 record and has set a new school record with the 12 victories. He leads the Big 12 with 111 strikeouts on the year. He is the second MU pitcher to earn Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, joining former Tiger Max Scherzer, who took the honor in 2005.
Joining Crow on the All-Big 12 First Team were sophomore Aaron Senne and senior Jacob Priday. It is the first honor for Senne, who is hitting .363 on the year with 13 home runs and a team-best 63 RBI. Priday has now earned All-Conference honors four-straight years. He leads Mizzou with 15 home runs on the year, hitting .339 with 57 RBI.
Sophomore Trevor Coleman was named to the Second Team, while sophomore Greg Folgia, sophomore Kyle Gibson and junior Ryan Lollis were Honorable Mention selections. Gibson is 8-1 on the season with 89 strikeouts, while Folgia and Lollis are hitting .300 and .330, respectively.
The Big 12 Conference Championship begins on Wednesday in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Tigers will open the week against Texas at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
2008 ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: José Duran, Texas A&M, SS, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas/North Central Texas College
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Aaron Crow, Missouri, RHP, Jr., Wakarusa, Kan./Washburn Rural
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Chance Ruffin, Texas, RHP, Fr., Austin, Texas/Lake Travis
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: José Duran, Texas A&M, SS, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas/North Central College
COACH OF THE YEAR: Rob Childress, Texas A&M
ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
Name, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School
Luke Anders, Texas A&M 1B Jr. College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated
Jake Opitz, Nebraska 2B Sr. Littleton, Colo./Heritage
José Duran, Texas A&M SS Jr. Fort Worth, Texas/North Central College
Dane Carter, Texas A&M 3B Sr. Graham, Texas/Graham
Mitch Abeita, Nebraska C Sr. Dallas, Texas/North Central Texas College
Aaron Senne, Missouri OF So. Rochester, Minn./Mayo
Neil Medchill, Oklahoma State OF So. Oxford, Mich./Chandler-Gilbert CC
Kyle Colligan, Texas A&M OF Jr. Houston, Texas/Dulles
Jacob Priday, Missouri DH Sr. Sikeston, Mo./Sikeston
Jordy Mercer, Oklahoma State UTL Jr. Taloga, Okla./Taloga
Aaron Crow, Missouri SP Jr. Wakarusa, Kan./Washburn Rural
Johnny Dorn, Nebraska SP Sr. Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island
Andrew Oliver, Oklahoma State SP So. Vermilion, Ohio/Vermilion
Travis Starling, Texas A&M RP So. Yoakum, Texas/Yoakum
ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM
Name, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School
Rebel Ridling, Oklahoma State 1B Sr. Sentinel, Okla./Midland JC
Thomas Belza, Oklahoma State 2B Fr. Loveland, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller
Jordy Mercer, Oklahoma State SS Jr. Taloga, Okla./Taloga
Matt Hague, Oklahoma State 3B Sr. Kent, Wash./Washington
Trevor Coleman, Missouri* C So. Dripping Springs, Texas/Dripping Springs
Luis Flores, Oklahoma State* C Jr. Del Rio, Texas/Houston
Aljay Davis, Oklahoma OF Sr. Lakewood, Calif./NE Oklahoma A&M
Jordan Danks, Texas OF Jr. Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock
Roger Kieschnick, Texas Tech OF Jr. Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall
Darby Brown, Texas A&M DH Sr. Lubbock, Texas/Cooper
Brian Ruggiano, Texas A&M UTL Jr. Austin, Texas/Temple College
Thad Weber, Nebraska SP Sr. Friend, Neb./Hutchinson CC
Tyler Lyons, Oklahoma State SP So. Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS
Chance Ruffin, Texas SP Fr. Austin, Texas/Lake Travis
Daniel Edwards, Kansas State RP Sr. Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood
*A tie in voting resulted in two second-team catchers.
HONORABLE MENTION -- Baylor: Shaver Hansen, 3B; Shawn Tolleson, SP; Beamer Weems, SS Kansas: Buck Afenir, C; John Allman, OF; Erik Morrison, SS; Robby Price, 2B; Ryne Price, OF; Paul Smyth, RP Kansas State: Brad Hutt, SP Missouri: Greg Folgia, 2B; Kyle Gibson, SP; Ryan Lollis, OF Nebraska: Craig Corriston, 1B; Dan Jennings, RP; Bryce Nimmo, OF Oklahoma: Mike Gosse, UTL; Jamie Johnson, OF Oklahoma State: Jordy Mercer, RP, Donnie Webb, OF Texas: Brandon Belt, 1B; Preston Clark, UTL; Cole Green, RP; David Hernandez, SS; Russell Moldenhauer, OF; Cameron Rupp, C; Kyle Russell, OF; Michael Torres, DH Texas A&M: Clayton Ehert, SP; Barret Loux, SP; Brooks Raley, SP; Blake Stouffer, 2B; Kyle Thebeau, RP Texas Tech: Willie Rueda, 2B
