Three Oregon Ducks named to Pac-12 baseball all-conference team
The Pac-12 released its annual year-end baseball awards on Tuesday, and Oregon is well-represented — although, probably not as well-represented as many within the program would have hoped.
Three Ducks were selected to the all-conference team: shortstop Josh Kasevich, first baseman/designated hitter Brennan Milone, and closer Kolby Somers.
Kasevich, who was also selected to the Pac-12 all-defensive team, slashed .311/.382/.486 and started all 56 games at shortstop for the Ducks while committing just five errors.
Milone slashed .319/.394/.509 with 10 home runs, 13 doubles, and a team-high 50 runs batted in. He finished fourth in the conference in RBIs.
Somers finished the year with a 2.97 ERA and 1.42 WHIP while holding opponents to a .238 average. He struck out 43 batters and walked just 15 in 30 1/3 innings and recorded nine saves.
Oregon outfielder Anthony Hall was an honorable mention selection despite having arguably the best season of any Duck. He led Oregon with 13 homers and was second with 47 RBIs while posting a slash line of .328/.400./.627, with his slugging percentage serving as the fourth-best in the conference.
Oregon State outfielder Jacob Melton was the conference player of the year.
Stanford right-hander Alex Williams was the conference pitcher of the year, while Cardinal shortstop Adam Crampton was the defensive player of the year.
Stanford coach David Esquer was selected as coach of the year and Cardinal infielder Brett Barrera won the conference batting title after hitting .372.
The entire list of conference awards can be found here.
