OSU's Heaney Named Big 12 Pitcher Of The Year

The Cowboys hurler continues to garner awards this season being named the Conference's Pitcher of the Year as well as to the All-Big 12 First Team.

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012, 9:38 pm

By: News 9


Oklahoma State junior Andrew Heaney was named the 2012 Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year Tuesday afternoon by a selection from the league's head coaches.

Heaney, a junior from Oklahoma City, becomes the first OSU pitcher to earn Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honors. He was also named to the All-Big 12 First Team.

The southpaw has started 14 games for OSU this season and is 8-1 with five complete games, three shutouts and a 1.63 ERA. Named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List, Heaney is also a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and a finalist for the College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year.

Related Story: OSU's Heaney A Semifinalist For National Award

Heaney ranks second in the NCAA with 132 strikeouts in 110.1 innings and has recorded eight or more strikeouts in 11 of his 14 appearances. He is the first OSU pitcher to reach 100 strikeouts in a season since Matt Smith racked up 114 in 2000, and his 132 punchouts are the fifth most in a single season in OSU history.

The All-Big 12 Baseball First Team is led by Baylor with seven members. Texas A&M tallied four, while Texas and Texas Tech each landed a pair of selections. Oklahoma (Max White) and Oklahoma State (Andrew Heaney) round out the 17-member team.

Heaney along with OU's Max white were also named to the All-Big 12 first team. OSU's Randy McCurry and Robbie Rea along with OU's Erik Ross and Jordan John received All-Big 12 Second Team honors while

OSU's Wes Jones and Oklahoma's Wes Jones were named to the All-Freshman Team.

One Sooner-Dillon Overton and five other cowboys were named honorable mention All-Big 12 including: Hunter Bailey, Blake Barnes, Mark Ginther, Chase Stevens and Trey Whaley.

 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Josh Ludy, Baylor, C, Sr.
Pitcher of the Year: Andrew Heaney, Oklahoma State, LHP, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year: Nathan Orf, Baylor, DH/OF, Jr.
Freshman of the Year: Parker French, RHP, Texas
Coach of the Year: Steve Smith, Baylor

ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
Name, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School

Lawton Langford, Baylor INF So. Uvalde, Texas/Uvalde
Max Muncy, Baylor^ INF Jr. Keller, Texas/Keller
Erich Weiss, Texas^ INF So. Brenham, Texas/Brenham
Jacob House, Texas A&M INF Sr. Mansfield, Texas/Timberview
Jamodrick McGruder, Texas Tech INF Jr. Mesquite, Texas/Lubbock Coronado
Josh Ludy, Baylor C Sr. Portland, Ind./Jay County
Logan Vick, Baylor OF Jr. Kerrville, Texas/Tivy
Tyler Naquin, Texas A&M^ OF Jr. Spring, Texas/Klein Collins
Barrett Barnes, Texas Tech^ OF Jr. Sugarland, Texas/Fort Bend Austin
Nathan Orf, Baylor DH Jr. Wentzville, Mo./Illinois-Chicago
Max White, Oklahoma UTL Jr. Durant, Okla./Durant
Josh Turley, Baylor SP Jr. Texarkana, Texas/Texas
Andrew Heaney, Oklahoma State SP Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City
Ross Stripling, Texas A&M^ SP* Sr. Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll
Michael Wacha, Texas A&M SP Jr. Texarkana, Texas/Pleasant Grove
Max Garner, Baylor RP Jr. Austin, Texas/Lake Travis
Corey Knebel, Texas^ RP So. Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown

ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM
Name, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School

Cal Towey, Baylor INF Jr. Seattle, Wash./Eastside Catholic
Wade Hinkle, Kansas State INF Sr. Albuquerque, N.M./Cochise College
Robbie Rea, Oklahoma State INF Jr. Topeka, Kan./Cowley County CC
Mikey Reynolds, Texas A&M INF Jr. Peoria, Ariz./Paradise Valley CC
Scott LeJeune, Texas Tech INF Jr. Austin, Texas/McNeil
Jacob Felts, Texas C So. Orange, Texas/Orange
Troy Stein, Texas A&M C* So. Castroville, Texas/Medina Valley
Jared King, Kansas State OF So. Dublin, Ohio/Jerome
Erik Ross, Oklahoma OF Sr. McKinney, Texas/Grayson County College
Mark Payton, Texas OF So. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita
Matt Juengel, Texas A&M DH Sr. Houston, Texas/Clear Brook
Randy McCurry, Oklahoma State UTL Jr. Tupelo, Okla./Tupelo
Trent Blank, Baylor SP Sr. Columbia, Ill./Columbia
Frank Duncan, Kansas SP So. San Francisco, Calif./Stuart Hall
Jordan John, Oklahoma SP So. Corpus Christi, Texas/Calallen
Dusty Ross, Missouri RP Sr. Iowa Park, Texas/Vernon College
Hoby Milner, Texas RP Jr. Fort Worth, Texas/Paschal
*Due to ties in voting, four starting pitchers were named to the All-Big 12 First Team and two catchers were named to the All-Big 12 Second Team
^ 2011 First Team honoree

HONORABLE MENTION
Baylor: Dan Evatt, OF, Sr.; Joey Hainsfurther, RHP/C, Sr.
Kansas: James Stanfield, C, Sr.; Tucker Tharp, OF, So.
Kansas State: Tanner Witt, OF, INF
Missouri: Blake Brown, OF, Jr.; Dane Opel, OF, Jr.; Ben Turner, C, Sr.; Rob Zastryzny, SP, So.
Oklahoma: Dillon Overton, SP, So.
Oklahoma State: Hunter Bailey, INF, Sr.; Blake Barnes, RHP, Sr.; Mark Ginther, INF, Sr.; Chase Stevens, RP; Trey Whaley, OF, Jr.
Texas: Jordan Etier, INF, Sr.; Parker French, SP, Fr.; Jonathan Walsh, OF, So.
Texas A&M: Blake Allemand, INF, Fr.; Kyle Martin, RP, Jr.
Texas Tech: Bo Altobelli, C, Jr.; Shane Broyles, RP, Jr.; Duke von Schamann, SP, So.

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name, School Pos. Hometown/Previous School

Michael Howard, Baylor OF Prescott, Ariz./Prescott
Ryan Smith, Baylor P Waco, Texas/Midway
Adam Toth, Baylor OF Coppell, Texas/Coppell
Wes Benjamin, Kansas P St. Charles, Ill./East
Nate Williams, Kansas State P Valley Center, Kan./Valley Center
Hunter Lockwood, Oklahoma C Bedford, Texas/Lawrence Dale Bell
Wes Jones, Oklahoma State INF Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound
John Curtiss, Texas P Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll
Parker French, Texas P Dripping Springs, Texas/Dripping Springs
Brooks Marlow, Texas INF Giddings, Texas/Giddings
Dillon Peters, Texas P Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral
Blake Allemand, Texas A&M INF Boerne, Texas/Champion
Chance Bolcerek, Texas A&M OF Brenham, Texas/Brenham
Tim Proudfoot, Texas Tech INF North Bend, Wash./Mount Si
--Ties in voting created a 14-member All-Freshman Team

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