Jordan Christiansen | Posted: 10 Feb 2020 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

McLaughlin on Stopper of the Year Watch List

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GREENVILLE, N.C. – BYU sophomore pitcher Reid McLaughlin was named to the initial watch list for the 16th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, the association announced Monday.

A right hander from Scottsdale, Arizona, McLaughlin was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game and to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team last season. In 2019, McLaughlin posted a 7-1 record with four saves as a reliever, becoming the first pitcher in BYU history to earn at least seven wins and four saves in a season.

In 51.2 innings over 25 games last year, McLaughlin had a 2.61 ERA, totaling 46 strikeouts against just 11 walks on the year.

The NCBWA, founded in 1962, presents the Dick Howser Trophy to the nation's top player and the Mike Martin National Coach of the Year to the nation’s top coach. It also selects All-America Teams for all Divisions, a Division I Freshman All-American team, Division I, II and III Players of the Week and Division I, II and III Players of the Year.

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