McElvain Named College Baseball Foundation All-American

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas’ Ethan McElvain has collected his third All-America honor of the postseason, earning honorable mention recognition as a relief pitcher from the College Baseball Foundation.

This is the seventh consecutive year that the College Baseball Foundation has selected an All-America team. The team is selected by members of the College Baseball Foundation award committees.

McElvain was a force in the Razorback bullpen during the season, posting a 6-0 record with a 1.03 ERA and six saves in 35.0 innings in 19 relief appearances. The left-hander, who earned All-SEC honors from the league’s 16 head coaches and was named one of 14 finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award honoring the nation’s top relief pitcher, tallied 52 strikeouts while limiting opposing hitters to a .163 average and allowing just four runs on 21 hits and 10 walks.

He struck out a season-high seven batters across three scoreless frames in relief at Kentucky on May 15 before tossing a season-long 4.1 innings of shutout ball with six strikeouts vs. Auburn on May 23 in the SEC Tournament. McElvain’s final appearance of the year came in a start against Kansas on May 31 in the NCAA Lawrence Regional, allowing four runs in 3.1 innings of work to finish the campaign with a 6-0 record, 1.88 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 38.1 innings on the mound.

McElvain, who was previously named an All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings as well as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, is one of four Razorbacks, including pitcher Hunter Dietz, catcher Ryder Helfrick and shortstop Camden Kozeal, to garner an All-America recognition this postseason.

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