Trace Dempsey Named NCBWA Preseason All-American – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/18/2013 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Dec. 18, 2013
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior right-hander Trace Dempsey has been named a 2014 preseason second team All-American, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced Wednesday. Dempsey joins Indiana catcher Kyle Schwarber as Big Ten standouts on the list.
The Buckeye closer garnered multiple All-America laurels a season ago after he went 3-0 with a 1.02 ERA and 17 saves in 31 appearances. Dempsey, a first team All-Big Ten selection from Huntington, W.Va., struck out 28 and allowed opponents to hit .180 in 35.1 innings pitched. His 17 saves were the most in the Big Ten and finished one shy of tying Jake Hale’s Big Ten and Ohio State record of 18 set in 2009. Dempsey went 30.1 innings without allowing an earned run between Feb. 17 and May 17.
The Buckeyes open the 2014 campaign against Connecticut, Auburn and Indiana State Feb. 14-16 in Port Charlotte, Fla.
