University of Houston Athletics
Devon Roedahl Named Newcomer Pitcher of the Year
5/20/2019 3:22:00 PM | Baseball
Five Cougars garner All-Conference honors
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Junior right-hander Devon Roedahl was named The American Athletic Conference Newcomer Pitcher of the Year, as five members of the University of Houston Baseball team garnered postseason honors, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Voted on by the league's head coaches, sophomore southpaw Clay Aguilar was named to The American First Team, while Roedahl, junior right-hander Fred Villarreal, senior first baseman Joe Davis and junior third baseman Jared Triolo were tabbed to the Second Team.
CLAY AGUILAR
The American First Team (P)
• Posted a 6-3 record and 2.81 ERA across 15 appearances with 12 starts in the regular season
• Finished fourth in The American in ERA (2.95) and tied for fourth in wins (6)
• Recorded 70 strikeouts to 21 walks
• Held opponents to a .235 batting average
• Picked up conference wins at Wichita State (4/13), vs. Cincinnati (4/19) and at USF (4/27)
• Also recorded wins in starts vs. Sam Houston State (3/26), and vs. UNLV (5/5) as well as out of the bullpen vs. UTSA (3/12)
• Recorded career-high nine strikeouts vs. No. 11 ECU (4/6)
• Named to Don Sanders Cup All-Series Team
• First postseason honor from The American
DEVON ROEDAHL
The American Newcomer Pitcher of the Year/Second Team (P)
• Posted a 7-2 record with four saves across 29 appearances with one start in the regular season
• Recorded a 3.79 ERA with 59 strikeouts
• Finished tied for second The American in wins (7), with all coming out of the bullpen
• Tied for third in the conference appearances (29), a mark which is tied for 29th in the NCAA
• Fifth in the league in opponent batting average (.217)
• Picked up wins at Memphis (3/31) and vs. Cincinnati (4/20), and recorded a save at Wichita State (4/14) in conference play
• Also picked up wins vs. Northwestern State (2/15, 2/16), vs. Army (3/10), at Lamar (4/2) and at Rice (5/1) as well as saves vs. Army (3/8), at Dallas Baptist (3/15) and vs. UNLV (5/4)
• Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll on March 11
• Named to All-Silver Glove Series Team
• First major award and first postseason honor from The American
FRED VILLARREAL
The American Second Team (RP)
• Posted a 5-3 record with 10 saves across 32 appearances in the regular season
• Recorded a 2.20 ERA with 43 strikeouts
• Tied for 12th in the nation in appearances (32) and 33rd in saves (10)
• Finished third in The American in ERA (2.20) and opponent batting average (.210)
• Picked up wins at Wichita State (4/14) and vs. Tulane (5/11) and recorded saves vs. UConn (3/23), at Memphis (3/31), vs. No. 11 ECU (4/5), vs. Cincinnati (4/19) and at UCF (5/17) in conference play
• Also recorded wins vs. No. 24 Arizona (2/22), at Dallas Baptist (3/16), vs. FIU (4/3) as well as saves vs. Army (3/9), vs. UTSA (3/12), vs. Sam Houston State (3/26) at Lamar (4/2) and vs. No. 7 Texas A&M (4/16)
• Named to Midseason Update for NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award
• Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll on April 22
• First postseason honor from The American
JOE DAVIS
The American Second Team (1B)
• Posted a .301/.429/.606 slash in the regular season
• Went 68-for-210 with eight doubles, 17 home runs, 56 RBI and 29 runs scored
• Tied for 19th in the nation in home runs (17)
• Third in the conference in RBI (56), tied fourth in walks (41) and fifth outright in slugging percentage (.606)
• Received 27 intentional walks
• 18 multi-hit games
• 14 multi-RBI games
• Passed Brandon Caraway (82, 1997-00) for the all-time career extra-base hit record with a double in the series finale against Northwestern State on Feb. 17
• Passed Brandon Caraway (435, 1997-00) for the career total bases mark with a home run at Dallas Baptist on March 17
• Broke The American's career doubles record with 52nd career two-bagger at UCF (5/16), passing David Villar (51, USF, 2016-18)
• Hit two-run, walk-off home run for a 9-7 win in series finale against Army on March 10 to complete the series sweep
• Named Midseason Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America Second Team
Named the Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Player of the Week three times (3/13, 4/3, 4/16)
• Named The American Player of the Week on March 11
• Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll four times (2/25, 3/18, 4/1, 4/15)
• Named to Don Sanders Cup All-Series Team
• Fourth postseason honor from The American
JARED TRIOLO
The American Second Team (3B)
• Posted a .324/.413/.490 slash in the regular season
• Went 68-for-210 with 17 doubles, six home runs, 43 RBI and 44 runs scored
• Led Houston in batting average (.324), hits (68), doubles (17) and runs scored (44)
• Finished 12-for-13 in stolen bases
• 21 multi-hit games
• 10 multi-RBI games
• Named The American Player of the Week on April 22
• Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll on May 6
• Named Don Sanders Cup All-Series MVP
• First postseason honor from The American
ON DECK
The Cougars will face UConn in the opening game of 2019 American Athletic Conference Championship on Tuesday at 8 a.m. CT.
Taking place across May 21-26, the double-elimination tournament is being held at Spectrum Field, Spring Training home of the Philadelphia Phillies, for the sixth straight year. For the championship central page, click HERE.
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