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For Immediate Release // May 27, 2015 Contact // Niall Adler ([email protected]) PAC-12 BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS ’S SCOTT KINGERY NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR UCLA’S NAMED OF THE YEAR UCLA’S NAMED OF THE YEAR USC’S GARRETT STUBBS NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR OREGON STATE’S KJ HARRISON NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

SAN FRANCISCO-- In a vote of the Pac-12 coaches UCLA closer David Berg was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, ARIZONA Scott Kingery was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year, Bruin Head Coach John Savage earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors, OREGON STATE first basemanKJ Harrison was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and USC catcher Garrett Stubbs was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Pac-12 Player of the Year, Individual Batting Champion - Scott Kingery, ARIZONA A Golden Spikes semifinalist, he became the first two-time batting champion since in 2007-08, batting .392 with a conference-best 53 runs. He also ranked second in slugging (.561). He was also a member of the all-defensive team, leading the Pac-12 with 192 assists at second base. Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year David Berg, UCLA One of the premier closers in the country, Berg led the Pac-12 in ERA at 0.73 and also ranked third with 12 saves. He is a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, given to the top player. He is one of only three players as a four-time first team all-Pac-12 selection, joining Cal’s Lance Blankenship (1983-86) and OSU’s Pete Rowe (1974-77). Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Garrett Stubbs, USC Stubbs threw out 54% of would-be base stealers behind the plate for the Trojans. He also ranked seventh in the Pac-12 in batting at .330. The Pac-12 all-defensive outfield was the same for the second-straight year in ARIZONA STATE’s Johnny Sewald, OSU’s Jeff Hendrix and WASHINGTON’s Braden Bishop. Pac-12 Freshman of the Year KJ Harrison, OREGON STATE Harrison led the Pac-12 with 58 RBIs for the second place Beavers to go along with his .314 average and 10 homers. Pac-12 Coach of the Year John Savage, UCLA Savage led the Bruins to its third Pac-12 title in five seasons and the No. 1 overall seed at 42-14. This is Savage’s first coaching honor for the Pac-12.

UCLA and Arizona State garnered the most players on the 32-man first team with six a piece. Along with Berg’s four selec- tions, ARIZONA STATE’s Ryan Kellogg and ARIZONA’s were three-time first team selections.

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PLAYER POS YR SCHOOL Scott Kingery (2) 2B Jr. Arizona Kevin Newman (3) SS Jr. Arizona Bobby Dalbec 3B So. Arizona Trever Allen OF Sr. Arizona State Ryan Burr RP Jr. Arizona State Johnny Sewald OF Jr. Arizona State Ryan Kellogg (3) SP Jr. Arizona State Brian Serven C So. Arizona State Colby Woodmansee SS So. Arizona State SP So. California Chris Paul 1B Sr. California Lucas Erceg 3B So. California Garrett Cleavinger RP Jr. Oregon Mitchell Tolman (2) 3B Jr. Oregon KJ Harrison 1B Fr. Oregon State Jeff Hendrix (2) OF Jr. Oregon State Andrew Moore (2) SP Jr. Oregon State Drew Rasmussen SP Fr. Oregon State David Berg (4) RP Jr. UCLA Grant Dyer RP So. UCLA Ty Moore OF Jr. UCLA SS Jr. UCLA James Kaprielian (2) SP Jr. UCLA Grant Watson SP Jr. UCLA Dante Flores 2B Sr. USC Timmy Robinson OF Jr. USC Garrett Stubbs C Sr. USC Bobby Stahel OF Jr. USC Braden Bishop OF Jr. Washington Tyler Davis (2) SP Sr. Washington Joe Pistorese SP Sr. Washington State Ian Hamilton (2) RP So. Washington State

(4) 4-time selection, (3) 3-time selection, (2) 2-time selection

HONORABLE MENTION: Cody Hamlin, ARIZ, Riley Moore, ARIZ, Justin Behnke, ARIZ, Joey Bielek, ASU, David Greer, ASU, Brett Lilek, ASU, Andrew Snow, ASU, Pearson Devin, CAL, Kyle Nobach, OSU, Zach Hoffpauir, STAN, Drew Jackson, STAN, Griffin Canning, UCLA, Luke Persico, UCLA, Darrell Miller, Jr., UCLA, Mitch Hart, USC, Jeremy Martinez, USC, AJ Ramirez, USC, Kyle Twomey, USC, Jayson Rose, UTAH, Noah Bremer, WASH, Branden Berry, WASH, Austin Rei, WASH, Troy Rallings, WASH, Ian Sagdal, WSU

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM PLAYER POS SCHOOL Garrett Stubbs C USC Chris Paul 1B California Scott Kingery 2B Arizona Kevin Newman SS Arizona Bobby Dalbec 3B Arizona Johnny Sewald (2) OF Arizona State Jeff Hendrix (2) OF Oregon State Braden Bishop (2) OF Washington Andrew Moore P Oregon State

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