A little over a week removed from a herculean 117 pitch effort in the Eugene Regional, Oregon State freshman starting pitcher Trey Morris has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team.
Morris hit the ground running in Corvallis, making an early impression on skipper Mitch Canham and pitching coach Rich Dorman, who bestowed him a rare honor for a true freshman: beginning Monday February 16th against the Michigan Wolverines, Morris started select weekday games for the orange & black. Against Oregon on March 3rd, he earned his first career win.
Over the course of the season, Morris went 7-0, while also throwing 59 innings, striking out 67 hitters, and allowing a mere 1.98 earned run average. In his much hyped season-finale against Washington State, the freshman struck out 9 batters across 6 and 2/3 innings, fending off a Cougars’ comeback and keeping the Beavers bullpen fresh for another elimination game later that night…