OSU Baseball: Cowboy Pitchers Harrison Bodendorf, Sean Youngerman Earn All-Big 12 Honors

Entering the Big 12 tournament, a pair of Cowboy pitchers have earned all-conference honors.

Harrison Bodendorf was named Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Year while also earning a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team. Sean Youngerman earned two All-Big 12 Second Team selections — one as a starting pitcher and one as a relief pitcher.

Colin Brueggemann, Ian Daugherty, Mario Pesca, Nolan Schubart and Brayden Smith each earned All-Big 12 honorable mentions.

A lefty transfer from Hawaii, Bodendorf has a 2.43 ERA with a team-high 96 strikeouts in 81 1/3 innings pitched this season. The Cowboys have won the past four games Bodendorf has pitched in, which has helped the Pokes climb back into the NCAA Tournament discussion.

Most recently, Bodendorf threw seven innings against Arizona State this past weekend, where he gave up a lone run on five hits while striking out eight Sun Devils. In his past three outings combined, Bodendorf has pitched 21 innings and allowed two runs off 14 hits while walking five and striking out 22.

Bodendorf’s 10 wins this season lead all Big 12 pitchers, and his ERA ranks second among qualifiers in the league. Bodendorf has thrown the third-most innings among Big 12 pitchers while allowing the third-fewest runs among qualifiers.

He shares the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honor with Arizona State’s Matt King, a UTSA transfer hitting .401 entering the conference tournament.

A right-hander who transferred from Westmont College in California, Youngerman has a 2.08 ERA, which is best among Cowboys who have thrown at least three innings this season. In 47 2/3 innings of work, Youngerman has a .184 batting average against and has struck out 54 to only six walks.

Entering April, Youngerman had only thrown more than two innings in two games before a breakout start against Kansas State on April 6. That day, Youngerman led the Cowboys to a win after throwing eight innings where he didn’t allow a run or a walk while striking out 11. OSU was 12-14 entering that series with the Wildcats but has since gone 15-8. OSU has lost only one game that Youngerman has thrown in since the start of April.

The Cowboys are on the bubble entering the Big 12 Championship this weekend in Arlington. OSU enters the tournament as the No. 7 seed and will play 10 seed Baylor at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Globe Life Field. OSU went 2-1 against the Bears earlier this month in a three-game series. The loss came in extras, and OSU finished the series having outscored Baylor 15-7.

Big 12 Baseball Awards

Player of the Year — Kerrington Cross, Cincinnati
Pitcher of the Year — Antoine Jean, Houston
Co-Newcomers of the Year — Matt King, Arizona State & Harrison Bodendorf, Oklahoma St.
Freshman of the Year — Sawyer Strosnider, TCU
Scholar-Athlete of the Year — Tony Pluta, Arizona
Coach of the Year — Dan Fitzgerald, Kansas

All-Big 12 First Team
C — Logan Sauve, West Virginia
IF — Matt King, Arizona State
IF — Tyriq Kemp, Baylor
IF — Kerrington Cross, Cincinnati
IF — Brady Ballinger, Kansas
IF — Core Jackson, Utah
OF — Isaiah Jackson, Arizona State
OF — Sawyer Strosnider, TCU
OF — Damian Bravo, Texas Tech
OF — Logan Hughes, Texas Tech
DH — Noah Franco, TCU
UT — Landon Hairston, Arizona State
SP — Harrison Bodendorf, Oklahoma State
SP — Tommy LaPour, TCU
SP — Colter McAnelly, Utah
SP — Griffin Kirn, West Virginia
RP — Cole Carlon, Arizona State
RP — Gabe Craig, Baylor
RP — Antoine Jean, Houston

All-Big 12 Second Team
C — Jack Natili, Cincinnati
C — Nolan Traeger, TCU
IF — Mason White, Arizona
IF — Kyle Walker, Arizona State
IF — Antonio Jimenez, UCF
IF — Maximus Martin, Kansas State
IF — Robin Villeneuve, Texas Tech
OF — Jackson Hauge, Kansas
OF — Keegan O’Connor, Kansas State
OF — Chase Brunson, TCU
OF — Kyle West, West Virginia
DH — Dariel Osoria, Kansas
UT — Karson Bowen, TCU
SP — Ben Jacobs, Arizona State
SP — Cooper Moore, Kansas
SP — Sean Youngerman, Oklahoma State
SP — Jack Kartsonas, West Virginia
RP — Tony Pluta, Arizona
RP — Sean Youngerman, Oklahoma State
RP — Jack Cebert, Texas Tech
Ties resulted in two catchers on the second team.

All-Freshman Team
Smith Bailey, Arizona
Landon Hairston, Arizona State
Pearson Riebock, Baylor
Quinton Coats, Cincinnati
Aj Evasco, Kansas St.
Mason Brassfield, TCU
Kade Eudy, TCU
Noah Franco, TCU
Sawyer Strosnider, TCU
Nolan Traeger, TCU
Austen Roellig, Utah
Gavin Kelly, West Virginia