Shaffer Named Third Team All-American
6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – University of Maryland right-handed pitcher Brian Shaffer was named a National Baseball Writers Association Third Team All-American, the organization announced Wednesday.
The award capped a week that saw the junior selected in the sixth round (172nd overall) of the MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. The junior was also tabbed an ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic Second Team All-Region selection Wednesday.
Shaffer was named the 2017 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, finishing the regular season with the ninth best ERA in the country (1.67). For the entire season, Shaffer notched 109 strikeouts to just 18 walks in 108 and a third innings pitched with a 2.66 ERA. That strikeout total ranks fifth all-time in school history for a single season, and his innings pitched mark ranks third.
The Pylesville, Md., native finished with a 7-4 record and .223 batting average against. He was selected as Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on two occasions.
For his career, Shaffer's 20 wins ranks tied for second in school history behind Mike Shawaryn, who was selected in last year's MLB Draft. His 273 innings pitched sits fourth in program history and his 236 strikeouts ties him for fifth with former big leaguer Eric Milton for fifth on the school's all-time list. Shaffer was a first-team All-Big Ten selection and a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist this season. He was named to the All-Big Ten Third Team in 2016.
Shaffer is Maryland's third NCBWA All-American in history. Shawaryn (2015) and UT John McCurdy (2002) were first-team selections.
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