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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four Ohio State Buckeyes were selected to the All-Big Ten Conference baseball team today, including junior right-hander Alex Wimmers being named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year, the conference office announced.
Wimmers, a junior from Cincinnati, was a unanimous first-team selection and senior Zach Hurley, from Springboro, Ohio, was also named a first-team outfielder. Worthington, Ohio senior Ryan Dew was tabbed the second-team designated hitter and Victorville, Calif., senior Michael Stephens was named a third-team outfielder.
Wimmers, a National Pitcher of the Year Award and Golden Spikes Award candidate, becomes the first pitcher in conference history to receive the Pitcher of the Year Award two years in a row. Wimmers was co-Pitcher of the Year in 2009 with Indiana's Eric Arnett. Former Buckeye Justin Fry is the only other pitcher in the Big Ten Conference to win the award twice, earning it in 1997 and again in 1999.
Despite battling a hamstring injury and missing four weeks at the tail end of the season, Wimmers posted a 9-0 record with a 1.60 earned-run average over 10 starts. The Cincinnati native gave up just 58 hits and struck out 86 batters over 73 innings pitched. Opposing batters hit just .218 off Wimmers and he tossed two complete game victories against Indiana and Penn State, striking out 25 over those two contests.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four Ohio State Buckeyes were selected to the All-Big Ten Conference baseball team today, including junior right-hander Alex Wimmers being named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year, the conference office announced.
Wimmers, a junior from Cincinnati, was a unanimous first-team selection and senior Zach Hurley, from Springboro, Ohio, was also named a first-team outfielder. Worthington, Ohio senior Ryan Dew was tabbed the second-team designated hitter and Victorville, Calif., senior Michael Stephens was named a third-team outfielder.
Wimmers, a National Pitcher of the Year Award and Golden Spikes Award candidate, becomes the first pitcher in conference history to receive the Pitcher of the Year Award two years in a row. Wimmers was co-Pitcher of the Year in 2009 with Indiana's Eric Arnett. Former Buckeye Justin Fry is the only other pitcher in the Big Ten Conference to win the award twice, earning it in 1997 and again in 1999.
Despite battling a hamstring injury and missing four weeks at the tail end of the season, Wimmers posted a 9-0 record with a 1.60 earned-run average over 10 starts. The Cincinnati native gave up just 58 hits and struck out 86 batters over 73 innings pitched. Opposing batters hit just .218 off Wimmers and he tossed two complete game victories against Indiana and Penn State, striking out 25 over those two contests.
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