NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion pitcher Blake Morgan earned his second Freshman All-American honor of the year as he earned first-team Freshman All-America honors by the NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association), the organization announced on Monday.
Morgan went 8-0 on the hill with a 1.69 ERA that ranks fourth in the country and leads Conference USA. In 69.1 innings, he struck out 66 and walked eight, while opponents hit just .216 off the lefty. The Monarchs were 12-1 in games Morgan started on the mound.
He ranks eighth in the country with an 8.25 strikeout to walk ratio, ninth in the country with 1.04 walks allowed per nine innings and is ninth in WHIP (Walks and hits per inning pitched) at .94.
In his 13 starts, Morgan allowed more than two earned runs just twice and 11 times gave up one run or less. He did not give up a run in his first four Conference USA starts, and his scoreless streaked reached 26.2 innings until he gave up a run at Southern Miss. In that USM win, he pitched seven innings, allowing the one run with five strikeouts and did not walk a batter.
Morgan adds to his postseason honors, as he was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors and earned first-team all-conference accolades.
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Morgan Adds NCBWA Freshman All-America Honor to Postseason Accolades
