Stephen Named Third Team ABCA All-American

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State right-handed pitcher Khal Stephen was named a Third Team ABCA/Rawlings All-American on Friday. This is Stephen's second All-America honor of the season.

Stephen was a Third Team NCBWA All-American, which was announced on Wednesday. This is the first time since the 2013 season that the Diamond Dawgs have had two pitchers earn two or more All-America honors. Jurrangelo Cijntje has been a second team honoree with Perfect Game and NCBWA.

In the Maroon and White, Stephen led the MSU pitching staff in wins (eight), innings pitched (96.0) and ERA (3.28). His 3.28 ERA is the fifth best ERA in the SEC this season. He tied a career high with an eight-inning outing against St. John's in the Charlottesville Regional. He finished second on the team with 107 strikeouts and was named First Team All-SEC and a Charlottesville All-Regional Team member.

Stephen found himself ranked in the top 10 in multiple SEC pitching categories this season as he pitched the most innings, had the fifth best ERA, had the sixth most strikeouts and the eighth most wins by an SEC pitcher this season.

In his first outing as a Diamond Dawg, Stephen was outstanding against Air Force. He punched out a career-high 11 in and for that performance, his outing was selected as the Golden Spikes Award Week 1 Performance of the Week.

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Stephen Named Third Team ABCA All-American

Players Mentioned

Jurrangelo Cijntje

Khal Stephen

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