The honors continue to roll in for Stetson senior Brooks Wilson, who was one of 41 players named Thursday to the midseason watch list for the Stopper of the Year Award, which is presented annually by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
 
In his first season as a closer, Wilson ranks second in the nation with 15 saves so far this year. He has appeared on the mound in 22 games for the Hatters, posting a 3-0 record with a 1.55 ERA in 40 2/3 innings of work. He enters play this weekend needing eight strikeouts to hit the 300 K mark for his career.
 
Wilson was also named earlier this week as a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. Public voting for that honor continues through May 28 with fans allowed to vote once per day at http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/
 
Last week Wilson was selected as one of 25 players named to the watch list for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year award.
 
His numbers this year tell the story.
 
As a pitcher, Wilson has appeared in 22 games, all in relief, posting a 3-0 record with a 1.55 ERA in 40.2 innings of work. He is second in the nation with 15 saves and has 51 strikeouts against just 12 walks. This is his first season in the closer role after being a weekend starter for three years.
 
As a regular hitter for the first time in his career, he is batting .261 in 34 games (the team batting average is .245) with nine doubles, a triple and a home run. He has driven in nine while also drawing 22 walks, posting a .380 on-base percentage. He is also 5-of-6 on stolen base attempts.
 
He is a team captain and the unquestioned leader of a Hatters team that is 31-11 this season after defeating Florida State on Tuesday. By the way, he drove in a run, scored one and got the save in that win.
 
He is one of just eight players in the history of the ASUN to have been named both Pitcher of the Week and Hitter of the Week during his career.
 
Wilson and the Hatters will be back in action this weekend, opening a three-game ASUN series at North Florida on Friday evening. That game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start with the second game on Saturday set for 2 p.m. and the series finale on Sunday scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
All three games in the weekend series are scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program has a vision of developing a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. This vision is accomplished through a mission of recruiting and developing student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions, within and outside of competition. The department operates with five core values: Championship Culture, Integrity, Excellence, Pride/Tradition and Leadership. To learn more about the Vision, Mission and Core Values for Stetson Athletics, visit GoHatters.com and click on Mission Statement under the Inside Athletics tab.
 

2018 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List

NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	CONFERENCE
Sam Bordner	Louisville	Jr.	ACC
Robert Broom	Mercer	Jr.	Southern
Michael Byrne	Florida	Jr.	SEC
Parker Caracci	Ole Miss	Soph.	SEC
Brett Conine	Cal State Fullerton	Jr.	Big West
Clark Cota	UNCW	Jr.	Colonial
Matt Cronin	Arkansas	Soph.	SEC
Tanner Dodson	California	Jr.	Pac-12
Durbin Feltman	TCU	Jr.	Big 12
Justin Garcia	Little Rock	Sr.	Sun Belt
Joey Gerber	Illinois	Jr.	Big Ten
Ryley Gilliam	Clemson	Jr.	ACC
Carter Henry	Houston	Soph.	American
Michael Hobbs	St. Mary's (CA)	Fr.	West Coast
Nolan Hoffman	Texas A&M	Jr.	SEC
Jake Hohensee	Nebraska	Sr.	Big Ten
Brendan Jenkins	San Francisco	Sr.	West Coast
Seth Kinker	Ohio State	Sr.	Big Ten
Jack Labosky	Duke	Sr.	ACC
Joe LaSorsa	St. John's	Soph.	Big East
Zack Leban	Kansas	Jr.	Big 12
Casey Legumina	Gonzaga	Soph.	West Coast
Jack Little	Stanford	Soph.	Pac-12
Chris Mauloni	Jacksonville	Fr.	ASUN
Jack Maynard	UNCG	Sr.	Southern
Mac McCarty	VCU	Jr.	Atlantic 10
Brian Menendez	UNLV	Sr.	Mountain West
Max Meyer	Minnesota	Jr.	Big Ten
Dakota Mills	Sam Houston State	Sr.	Southland
Troy Montemayor	Baylor	Sr.	Big 12
Jake Mulholland	Oregon State	Soph.	Pac-12
Joe O'Donnell	NC State	Sr.	ACC
Aaron Pinto	Stony Brook	Sr.	America East
Chris Rivera	Long Beach State	Jr.	Big West
Ethan Roberts	Tennessee Tech	Jr.	Ohio Valley
Zach Schneider	Florida Atlantic	Jr.	C-USA
Tyler Smith	Canisius	Sr.	MAAC
Logan Stoelke	Louisiana	Sr.	Sun Belt
Dylan Thomas	Hawai'i	Soph.	Big West
Jose Tirado	Jackson State	Sr.	SWAC
Brooks Wilson	Stetson	Sr.	ASUN

2018 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Watch List

NAME	YEAR	SCHOOL	CONFERENCE
Nick Anderson	Sr.	UC-Irvine	Big West
Clayton Andrews	Jr.	Long Beach State	Big West
Austin Baine	Sr.	LSU	SEC
Daniel Cabrera	Fr.	LSU	SEC
Mike Cassala	Jr.	Jacksonville	ASUN
Teddy Cillis	Sr.	Hofstra	Colonial
Jake Crawford	Jr.	Furman	Southern
Tanner Dodson	Jr.	California	Pac-12
Trish English	Soph.	Georgia Tech	ACC
Kody Funderburk	Jr.	Dallas Baptist	Missouri Valley
Chris Gau	Jr.	Jacksonville	ASUN
Connor Grammes	Soph.	Xavier	Big East
Nick Horvath	Sr.	LSU	SEC
Isaiah Kearns	Soph.	West Virginia	Big 12
Jack Labosky	Sr.	Duke	ACC
Alvin Melendez	Soph.	Fordham	Atlantic 10
Austin Langworthy	Soph.	Florida	SEC
John McMillon	Soph.	Texas Tech	Big 12
Ryne Nelson	Soph.	Oregon	Pac-12
Aaron Schunk	Soph.	Georgia	SEC
Matt Wallner	Soph.	Southern Miss	CUSA
Brooks Wilson	Sr.	Stetson	ASUN
Kurt Wilson	Fr.	Texas Tech	Big 12
Kenyon Yovan	Soph.	Oregon	Pac-12
Braden Zarbnisky	Jr.	West Virginia	Big 12