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Boyd, Hjerpe, Melton Earn NCBWA All-America Honors
June 15, 2022 | Baseball
DALLAS – Oregon State left-handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe and outfielder Jacob Melton have earned First-Team All-American honors and outfielder Justin Boyd has been selected season team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Wednesday.
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For Hjerpe and Melton, it is both their second All-America honor following first-team selections by Collegiate Baseball. For Boyd, it is his first career All-America recognition.
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Hjerpe was also named the National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation on Wednesday, in addition to being a first-team All-Region selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Hjerpe ended the 2022 season with an 11-2 record, 2.53 earned run average, one save and a national-best 161 strikeouts.
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Melton was also named an ABCA First-Team All-Region selection Wednesday. The Pac-12 Player of the Year, he batted .360 with 17 home runs, 22 doubles and 83 runs batted in, which tied Adley Rutschman (2018) for the most in a single-season by a Beaver. He also swiped 21 bases and scored 66 runs.
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Boyd led the Beavers with a .373 batting average, adding 14 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 53 RBI. He led Oregon State and the Pac-12 with 24 stolen bases, which rank tied for seventh in a single season at Oregon State. Boyd was also named All-Region Second Team by the ABCA on Wednesday.
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Right-handed pitcher Ben Ferrer, who was 4-0 with a 1.72 ERA and three saves, was also named an All-Region First Team selection by the ABCA. He held opponents to a .176 batting average and struck out 78 in 62 2/3 innings.
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Right-handed pitcher Mitchell Verburg, who was one of 10 finalists, also earned First-Team All-America honors by the Senior CLASS Award on Wednesday. Verburg's collegiate career came to a close Monday, and he was 9-3 with a 3.27 ERA in 74 appearances, which included one start. He also tallied seven career saves.
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For Hjerpe and Melton, it is both their second All-America honor following first-team selections by Collegiate Baseball. For Boyd, it is his first career All-America recognition.
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Hjerpe was also named the National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation on Wednesday, in addition to being a first-team All-Region selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Hjerpe ended the 2022 season with an 11-2 record, 2.53 earned run average, one save and a national-best 161 strikeouts.
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Melton was also named an ABCA First-Team All-Region selection Wednesday. The Pac-12 Player of the Year, he batted .360 with 17 home runs, 22 doubles and 83 runs batted in, which tied Adley Rutschman (2018) for the most in a single-season by a Beaver. He also swiped 21 bases and scored 66 runs.
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Boyd led the Beavers with a .373 batting average, adding 14 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 53 RBI. He led Oregon State and the Pac-12 with 24 stolen bases, which rank tied for seventh in a single season at Oregon State. Boyd was also named All-Region Second Team by the ABCA on Wednesday.
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Right-handed pitcher Ben Ferrer, who was 4-0 with a 1.72 ERA and three saves, was also named an All-Region First Team selection by the ABCA. He held opponents to a .176 batting average and struck out 78 in 62 2/3 innings.
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Right-handed pitcher Mitchell Verburg, who was one of 10 finalists, also earned First-Team All-America honors by the Senior CLASS Award on Wednesday. Verburg's collegiate career came to a close Monday, and he was 9-3 with a 3.27 ERA in 74 appearances, which included one start. He also tallied seven career saves.
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Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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