Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Ouachita Baptist's Davis Ward and Arkansas Tech's Randy Vallejo finalists for Tomko Award
Ward finished 2014 with a record of 10-4 with seven complete games and four shutouts. He struck out a career-high 87 batters in 110.2 innings pitched. In six starts against nationally-ranked teams, he posted a 5-1 record with a 1.55 ERA. He struck out 44 against only six walks in 46.1 innings. He finished his senior season at Ouachita Baptist with 26 career wins, tying him with Steve Smith (2005-08) for the most career victories by a Tiger pitcher. He earned First-Team All-Region honors from Daktronics and the NCBWA.
Vallejo leads Arkansas Tech, the GAC, and Division II in saves with 18. He has appeared in 27 games and pitched 28.2 innings. Vallejo has held his opponents to a .243 batting average. Vallejo has earned two Pitcher of the Week honors this season on the way to a first team All-GAC selection. He recently Second-Team All-Region honors from NCBWA.
The Brett Tomko Award is an honor to be presented to DII baseball's pitcher of the year. The annual award will be given to a college baseball pitcher whose on the field performance is deemed the most outstanding at the Division II level.
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