He becomes the first Wake Forest player to earn ACC Pitcher of the Year honors. In 10 of his 14 starts this season, Lowder has pitched at least six innings while allowing no more than three earned runs in any appearance.
He is just the 10th pitcher in program history to reach double-digit victories in a single campaign. Lowder capped the regular season with a complete-game gem versus NC State last Thursday night, becoming the first Demon Deacon hurler since 2017 to go the distance in a win. The Albemarle, North Carolina, native’s 94 strikeouts in 88 innings are third most in the league. Wake Forest’s Lowder (10-3) is tied for the ACC lead in wins, and his ERA of 2.45 is second-best among conference qualifiers. The Green Bay, Wisconsin, native was named the NCBWA National Player of the Week on April 27, was honored as a National Player of the Week twice by Collegiate Baseball and became the first Tiger since 2012 to be honored consecutive weeks as the ACC Player of the Week (April 25 and May 2). Wagner’s 26 homers are also tied for the second most in a single season in Clemson program history. Wagner leads the conference in slugging percentage (.867), on-base percentage (.506) and OPS (1.373). The 26 home runs are tied for fourth-most in ACC single-season history.
379 with 74 RBI, and he is tied with Georgia Tech catcher Kevin Parada for second nationally in home runs with 26.
The season award winners lead the All-ACC Baseball Team, which was also announced Monday morning.Ĭlemson’s Wagner will enter this week’s ACC Baseball Championship batting. NC State designated hitter Tommy White earned ACC Freshman of the Year honors, while Louisville senior outfielder Levi Usher was selected as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Virginia Tech’s John Szefc received the nod from his peers as the ACC Coach of the Year. () – Clemson sophomore third baseman Max Wagner has been voted the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches, and Wake Forest sophomore righthander Rhett Lowder is the ACC Pitcher of the Year.
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