Texas Tech University Athletics
Gingery Garners First Team All-America Nod From BA
June 08, 2017 | Baseball
The sophomore left-handed pitcher is the 10th two-time first team honoree in program history
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech baseball's Steven Gingery has been named a first team All-America award winner by Baseball America, the publication announced today.
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It is the second first team honor for the Huntington Beach, California, lefty this year, making him the 10th Red Raider in program history to earn multiple top team nods. A week ago, Gingery and senior Hunter Hargrove (third team) achieved All-America status by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, while freshman Josh Jung earned freshman team honors from CBN on Wednesday.
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Gingery is the 13th first team award winner in program history and the second consecutive first team honoree from Baseball America. Last year, Eric Gutierrez picked up first team honors from the publication.
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He is also the 12th Red Raider to be awarded All-America honors from Baseball America, which has given out 13 to Texas Tech student-athletes since 1994. The Red Raiders have had an All-American or a freshman All-America award winner in every season under head coach Tim Tadlock and his staff, totaling 16 overall in five years.
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Gingery's second All-America accolade of 2017 is also the 98th overall in Tech history.
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In his second season in the scarlet & black, Gingery was masterful on the mound, racking up a 10-1 record over 15 starts. Through 91.1 innings, he allowed only 21 runs, 16 earned, for an ERA of 1.58. He struck out a team-best 107, while holding opposing batters to a measly .186 at the plate.
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His 10 victories marked back-to-back seasons a Red Raider pitcher has hit double-digit win totals, as Davis Martin accomplished the feat in 2016. It was also the 10th time Tech has had pitchers register 10-win seasons in consecutive years. The win total also ranks 10th in the NCAA in 2017 and is tied for ninth all-time at Texas Tech.
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Gingery's ERA of 1.58 is the lowest since Corey Taylor's NCAA-best 0.31 in 2015. Gingery's mark is the sixth-lowest in school history in a single season and is eighth in the country this year.
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After throwing eight strikeouts against Sam Houston State on June 3, Gingery (107) became the first Red Raider to push past the 100-strikeout threshold in a season since Chad Bettis (102) in 2010. In doing so, Gingery's 107 punch outs were the most at Tech in a season since Monty Ward rung up a school-record 151 batters in 1998.
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GINGERY'S 2017 ACCOLADES:
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It is the second first team honor for the Huntington Beach, California, lefty this year, making him the 10th Red Raider in program history to earn multiple top team nods. A week ago, Gingery and senior Hunter Hargrove (third team) achieved All-America status by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, while freshman Josh Jung earned freshman team honors from CBN on Wednesday.
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Gingery is the 13th first team award winner in program history and the second consecutive first team honoree from Baseball America. Last year, Eric Gutierrez picked up first team honors from the publication.
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He is also the 12th Red Raider to be awarded All-America honors from Baseball America, which has given out 13 to Texas Tech student-athletes since 1994. The Red Raiders have had an All-American or a freshman All-America award winner in every season under head coach Tim Tadlock and his staff, totaling 16 overall in five years.
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Gingery's second All-America accolade of 2017 is also the 98th overall in Tech history.
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In his second season in the scarlet & black, Gingery was masterful on the mound, racking up a 10-1 record over 15 starts. Through 91.1 innings, he allowed only 21 runs, 16 earned, for an ERA of 1.58. He struck out a team-best 107, while holding opposing batters to a measly .186 at the plate.
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His 10 victories marked back-to-back seasons a Red Raider pitcher has hit double-digit win totals, as Davis Martin accomplished the feat in 2016. It was also the 10th time Tech has had pitchers register 10-win seasons in consecutive years. The win total also ranks 10th in the NCAA in 2017 and is tied for ninth all-time at Texas Tech.
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Gingery's ERA of 1.58 is the lowest since Corey Taylor's NCAA-best 0.31 in 2015. Gingery's mark is the sixth-lowest in school history in a single season and is eighth in the country this year.
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After throwing eight strikeouts against Sam Houston State on June 3, Gingery (107) became the first Red Raider to push past the 100-strikeout threshold in a season since Chad Bettis (102) in 2010. In doing so, Gingery's 107 punch outs were the most at Tech in a season since Monty Ward rung up a school-record 151 batters in 1998.
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GINGERY'S 2017 ACCOLADES:
- Big 12 Pitcher of the Week – Feb. 27
- D1 Baseball Midseason All-American – April 4
- Perfect Game Midseason All-American – April 4
- Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List – April 12
- College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year Watch List – April 18
- College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year Semifinalist – May 11
- Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist – May 18
- Big 12 Pitcher of the Year – May 23
- First Team All-Big 12 (unanimous) – May 23
- Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist – May 31
- College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year Finalist – May 31
- Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team All-American – June 1
- Baseball America First Team All-American – June 8
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