LUBBOCK, Texas – Indiana State's Jeff Degano has been named to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame watch list for the Pitcher of the Year award. The award, sponsored by Diamond, will be presented on June 29th in Lubbock as part of the annual Night of Champions.
There are 46 names on the watch list, with eight schools having multiple representatives. Degano is the only representative of the Missouri Valley Conference; with the American Athletic Conference having the most representatives with six.
In 2015, Degano has earned a 2.49 Earned Run Average in 68.2 innings pitched. Degano has struck out 85 hitters, tying him for sixth in the NCAA Division I. Degano has had double-digit strikeouts in five of his ten starts, striking out a career-high 12 in 7.0 innings against Wichita State.
Pitcher of the Year Watch List
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Name
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School
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Conference
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Matthew Crownover
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Clemson
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ACC
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Kyle Funkhouser
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Louisville
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ACC
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Brendan McKay
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Louisville
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ACC
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Nathan Kirby
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Virginia
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American Athletic
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Nolan Blackwood
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Memphis
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American Athletic
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Tommy Peterson
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South Florida
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American Athletic
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Carson Cross
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UConn
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American Athletic
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Anthony Kay
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UConn
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American Athletic
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Eddie Muhl
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George Washington
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American Athletic
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Kevin Duchene
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Illinois
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Big Ten
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Tyler Jay
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Illinois
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Big Ten
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Mike Shawaryn
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Maryland
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Big Ten
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Josh Roeder
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Nebraska
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Big Ten
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Michael Freeman
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Oklahoma State
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Big 12
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Riley Ferrell
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TCU
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Big 12
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Preston Morrison
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TCU
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Big 12
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Alex Young
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TCU
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Big 12
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Corey Taylor
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Texas Tech
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Big 12
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Austin Kerr
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Coastal Carolina
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Colonial
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Tyler Peitzmeier
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Cal State Fullerton
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Big West
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Dillon Tate
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UCSB
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Big West
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James McMahon
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Southern Mississippi
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C-USA
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Taylor Clarke
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College of Charleston
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Colonial
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Jeff Degano
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Indiana State
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Missouri Valley
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Adam Whitt
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Nevada
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Mountain West
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Bubba Derby
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San Diego State
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Mountain West
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Ryan Burr
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Arizona State
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Pac-12
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Andrew Moore
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Oregon State
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Pac-12
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David Berg
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UCLA
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Pac-12
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James Kaprielian
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UCLA
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Pac-12
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Luke Gillingham
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Navy
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Patriot
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Jett Meenach
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Navy
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Patriot
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Alex Lange
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LSU
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SEC
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Jesse Stallings
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LSU
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SEC
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Tanner Houck
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Missouri
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SEC
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Grayson Long
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Texas A&M
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SEC
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Carson Fulmer
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Vanderbilt
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SEC
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Matthew Milburn
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Wofford
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Southern
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Trevor Belicek
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Texas A&M Corpus Christi
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Southland
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Stuart Holmes
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Nicholls State
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Southland
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Justin Sinibaldi
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Nicholls State
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Southland
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Evan Challenger
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Georgia Southern
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Sun Belt
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Josh Burchell
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Alabama A&M
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SWAC
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Joseph Camacho
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Alabama State
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SWAC
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J.D. Busfield
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Loyola Marymount
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West Coast
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David Hill
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San Diego
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West Coast
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Degano will make his next appearance on Friday, April 24th, as the Sycamores take on the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans at Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium. First pitch set for 6:30 p.m.
Online release of the National Pitcher of the Year watch list click here.
For the latest information on the Sycamore Baseball team, make sure to visit GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.
