LSU freshman pitchers Alex Lange and Jesse Stallings have different roles for the No. 1 Tigers, but both have been nominated for one of the nation’s most prestigious awards.
Lange (7-0) and Stallings were named to the watch list for the 2015 National Pitcher of the Year Award, it was announced Wednesday.
Lange has been a workhorse for the Tigers this season, leading all starters in ERA (1.86) and strikeouts (72). He ranks second and fourth in the SEC in ERA and strikeouts, respectively. Lange has also allowed the fewest runs in the conference among starters (16).
Stallings, a redshirt freshman out of Colfax, Louisiana, leads the SEC in saves with 11 and ranks fifth in the conference in total appearances with 22.
The award will be presented during the National College Baseball Hall of Fame’s Night of Champions on June 29 in Lubbock, Texas.
Last season, former Tigers’ pitcher Aaron Nola — whom the Philadelphia Phillies selected with the seventh pick in the 2014 MLB Draft — took home the award.