Tebrake and Roden Claim Pitcher and Freshman of the Year

Mason, Ohio -- Sophomore Dylan Tebrake was named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year, while Alan Roden claimed BIG EAST Freshman of the Year as the All-BIG EAST teams were announced on Wednesday, May 26.

Tebrake and Roden were two of three unanimous selections to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while seniors Ryan Mantle and Parker Upton, as well as sophomores Andrew Meggs and Paul Bergstrom earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors.

Claiming the Bluejays' second consecutive BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year since 2014, Tebrake finished the regular season 8-0 with a 2.67 ERA over 67.1 innings. In conference action Tebrake went 5-0 in six starts, closing the season with a 1.52 ERA over 41.1 innings. The last time the BIG EAST issued the Pitcher of the Year was in 2019 when Bluejay Mitch Ragan earned the honor.

Creighton's first BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, Roden led Creighton with a .381 average over 36 games. Alan led Creighton with nine home runs, 16 doubles,46 RBI and a .701 slugging percentage. In conference play Roden hit .421 with five home runs, nine doubles and 26 RBI.

The Bluejays' quartet of second team selections saw Parker Upton hit .325 in conference, Mantle hit .319, Meggs hit .304. Bergstrom, meanwhile, went 2-0 with a 1.53 ERA in seven relief appearances (17.2 innings). Over the breadth of the season Meggs hit .333, Mantle hit .322 and Upton finished at .302. Bergstrom posted a 0.91 ERA over 29.2 innings (15 appearances).

The Bluejays open the BIG EAST Tournament on Thursday, May 27 at 1:30 pm as the No. 2 seed against No. 3 seed Seton Hall.

2021 BIG EAST Baseball Regular Season Awards

Player of the Year: Kyler Fedko, UConn, So., OF ^

Pitcher of the Year: Dylan Tebrake, Creighton, So., RHP

Freshman of the Year: Alan Roden, Creighton, RS-Fr., OF

Coaching Staff of the Year: Connecticut, Head coach Jim Penders

All-BIG EAST First Team
Dylan Tebrake, Creighton, So., RHP ^
David Festa, Seton Hall, Jr., RHP
Nick Zwack, Xavier, Sr., LHP
Nick Mondak, St. John's, RS-Jr., LHP
Caleb Wurster, UConn, So., LHP (RP)
Jerry Huntzinger, Seton Hall, Sr., C
Natale Monastra, Xavier, Sr., C
Matt Toke, Seton Hall, Sr., 1B
Carson Bartels, St. John's, Grad, 2B
Jack Housinger, Xavier, Jr., SS
Marty Higgins, St. John's, RS-Fr., 3B
Alan Roden, Creighton, Fr., DH ^
Kyler Fedko, UConn, So., OF ^
Chris Winkel, UConn, Sr., OF
Erik Stock, UConn, Jr., OF

All-BIG EAST Second Team
(listed alphabetically by team)
James Gargano, Butler, Sr., OF
Ben Casparius, UConn, Jr., RHP
Reggie Crawford, UConn, Fr., 1B/Utility
Austin Peterson, UConn, Jr., RHP
Pat Winkel, UConn, So., C
Paul Bergstrom, Creighton, So., LHP (RP)
Ryan Mantle, Creighton, Sr., 3B
Andrew Meggs, Creighton, So., 2B
Parker Upton, Creighton, Sr., OF
Ethan Routzahn, St. John's, RS-Jr., RHP (RP)
Tyler Burnham, Seton Hall, Sr., LHP
Casey Dana, Seton Hall, Sr., DH
Will Gale, Seton Hall, RS-Fr., OF
Jerry Huntzinger, Seton Hall, Sr., C
Gordon Graceffo, Villanova, Jr., RHP
Natale Monastra, Xavier, Sr., C
Andrew Walker, Xavier, So., OF

^ denotes unanimous selection
* due to a tie in voting, there are two extra members on the all-conference second team

Tebrake and Roden Claim Pitcher and Freshman of the Year

Players Mentioned

Paul Bergstrom

Ryan Mantle

Andrew Meggs

Alan Roden

Dylan Tebrake

Parker Upton

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