STANFORD, Calif. – Freshmen Brendan Beck, Jacob Palisch and Tim Tawa were each named Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Wednesday.
The trio helped the Cardinal (46-12) achieve its second highest winning percentage (.793) in program history and capture its first Pac-12 Conference Championship since 2004. Stanford's 46 wins tie for 10th-most in program history, while its 12 losses tie for the fewest in program history (min. 50 games).
Beck, a right-handed pitcher native to Corona, California, went 8-0 in 17 appearances, including 12 starts. In 66.2 innings, he carried a 2.43 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .225 average and issuing just 12 walks. Beck carried a perfect game into the sixth inning of an 11-1 win at Texas on March 11.
.@brendan_beck3, @jpalisch11 & @TJ2Tawa11 earned Freshman All-America honors from @CBNewspaper.
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) June 6, 2018
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Palisch, who hails from Richardson, Texas, went 3-1 with a 1.72 ERA in 26 relief appearances. The left hander allowed 45 base runners (33 hits, 12 walks) in 47.0 innings, holding opponents to a .198 batting average and adding four saves.
Tawa, a native of West Linn, Oregon, started all 58 games at center field, third base or designated hitter, batting .296 while ranking third on the team in home runs (7), RBI (41) and total bases (111). Leading the team with 18 doubles, Tawa's season was highlighted by a three-run, walk-off home run to give Stanford a 3-2 win over Michigan on March 2.