Davis, Webb On Stopper Of The Year Watch List
February 10, 2026 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – A pair of Mississippi State relievers were selected to the Stopper of the Year watch list by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association on Tuesday.
Right-handers Ben Davis and Maddox Webb were both on the initial 104-man Stopper of the Year watch list, which is presented annually to the top Division I relief pitcher.
Davis made 23 appearances as a junior in his first season with the Diamond Dawgs last year, including four starts. The Booneville native went 4-2 with a one save, a 3.77 earned run average, 61 strikeouts and 24 walks across 57 1/3 innings. Opposing hitters batted just .236 against him.
Webb - a junior transfer from The Citadel - was a first team All-SoCon selection in 2025, the first for the Bulldogs since 2017. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder from Summerville, South Carolina made 24 appearances with one start. He went 4-1 with five saves, a 4.04 ERA and 61 strikeouts through 55 2/3 innings of work.
MSU has had three finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year throughout its history: Jonathan Holder (2013), Jacob Lindgren (2014) and Landon Sims (2021).
Davis, Webb and the rest of the Bulldogs open the season this weekend by hosting Hofstra in a three-game series beginning on Friday at 4 p.m.
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