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UVA’s Stephen Schoch named to Stopper of the Year Award Watch List

Chris Graham
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UVA closer Stephen Schoch is among 45 closers named to the initial Watch List for the 16th Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award.

The award is given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I Baseball.

Schoch was 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA and five saves in 11 appearances in the abbreviated 2020 season at Virginia, with 24 strikeouts and five walks and a .167 opponent batting average in 16.2 innings of work.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].