STANFORD, Calif. – Right-handed pitchers Jack Little and Brendan Beck were named preseason All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, as announced Tuesday.
Little (management science and engineering), a Las Vegas native who was named to the first team, tied a program record with 16 saves as a sophomore in 2018, finishing 3-0 with a 0.60 earned-run average, a .167 batting average against and 58 strikeouts against eight walks in 45.1 innings out of the bullpen.
The Las Vegas native earned first-team All-America honors from D1 Baseball, Baseball America, Perfect Game, NCBWA and ABCA, and was a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year award. Little also picked up preseason All-America honors from D1 Baseball, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game.
Beck (undeclared), a third-team honoree who hails from Corona, California, impressed in his first season on The Farm with an 8-0 record, 2.43 ERA and just 12 walks in 66.2 innings pitched, primarily as a starting pitcher.
The righty was named freshman All-America by D1 Baseball, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, NCBWA and Perfect Game. He was also named a preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Stanford's 2019 season begins Feb. 15 when the Cardinal competes in the Angels College Classic in Phoenix with matchups against Ball State (Feb. 15), Wichita State (Feb. 16), Pepperdine (Feb. 17) and Grand Canyon (Feb. 18). Stanford's home opener is against UNLV (Feb. 22-24) with season tickets on sale at GoStanford.com.
