STANFORD, Calif. - Sophomore Jack Little was named District 9 Player of the Year on Friday by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Little is a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award. He earned Baseball America All-America first-team honors and Collegiate Baseball second-team distinction.
The righthander tied the single-season school record with 16 saves, ranking third in the nation. Over the course of 25 appearances, covering 45.1 innings, Little struck out 58 batters, while issuing just eight walks and limiting opponents to a .167 batting average. He finished with a 3-0 record and 0.60 ERA and was named to the Pac-12's All-Conference squad.
Stanford finished 46-12 and won the program's first Pac-12 Conference title since 2004. The team's 46 wins tie for the 10th-most in program history. The Cardinal's win percentage of .793 (46-12) was the second-highest clip in program history, while 12 losses ties the fewest losses in a season (min. 50 games).
