Morales, Moore Voted to Pitcher of the Year Watch List

IRVINE, Calif. --- Andrew Morales and Sam Moore are two of 47 pitchers who have been selected the 2014 Pitcher of the Year watch list, sponsored by Diamond.

Morales and Moore are representing the Anteaters in fine fashion in 2014 with both right-handers topping the national charts.

Morales leads the country in ERA at 0.61 and is eighth with 80 strikeouts. The senior is 7-0 this year after posting a 10-0 mark last season for the Anteaters. He has made 10 starts this year to sit 30th in the country and is sixth with a WHIP of 0.78.  He is averaging 9.73 strikeouts per nine innings to sit 33rd among the national leaders and is holding teams to 5.11 hits per nine innings, 14th-best in the country. Morales is a 2014 Golden Spikes and Senior CLASS Award candidate and was named a preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).

Moore is currently tied for the national lead in saves with 16. In his first year as the team's closer, Moore was recently named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list and holds a 1.67 ERA. He has struck out 29 batters in 32.1 innings of work while yielding six earned runs and is holding teams to a .175 batting average. Moore has made 20 appearances to tie for first in the Big West.

The Pitcher of the Year Award will be presented during the National College Baseball Hall of Fame's annual Night of Champions on June 28 in Lubbock, Texas.

Pitcher of the Year Watch List:

NAME                                                TEAM                                       CONFERENCE
Gage Smith                                       Florida State                                     ACC
Bryan Garcia                                    Miami                                                ACC
Nick Howard                                    Virginia                                              ACC
Nathan Kirby                                    Virginia                                              ACC
Nick Burdi                                         Louisville                                          American Athletic
Michael Murray                              Florida Gulf Coast                            Atlantic Sun
Brendan McCurry                           Oklahoma State                               Big 12
Vince Wheeland                             Oklahoma State                               Big 12
Brandon Finnegan                          TCU                                                    Big 12
Nathan Thornhill                             Texas                                                 Big 12
Josh Prevost                                     Seton Hall                                         Big East
Trey Lambert                                   Liberty                                              Big South
Casey Bloomquist                            Cal Poly                                             Big West
Matt Imhof                                       Cal Poly                                             Big West
Thomas Eshelman                           Cal State Fullerton                          Big West
Sam Moore                                      UC Irvine                                           Big West
Andrew Morales                             UC Irvine                                           Big West
Chase Mallard                                  Alabama-Birmingham                     Conference USA
Brett Mabry                                     East Carolina                                    Conference USA
Ryan Williams                                  East Carolina                                    Conference USA
Mike Franco                                     Florida International                       Conference USA
Christopher Mourelle                    Florida International                       Conference USA
Blake Fox                                          Rice                                                   Conference USA
Kyle Freeland                                  Evansville                                          Missouri Valley
Michael Cederoth                           San Diego State                               Mountain West
Jeff Gold                                           Oregon                                             Pac-12
Jace Fry                                             Oregon State                                   Pac-12
Ben Wetzler                                     Oregon State                                   Pac-12
David Berg                                        UCLA                                                 Pac-12
Tyler Davis                                        Washington                                      Pac-12
Thomas Burrows                             Alabama                                            SEC
Danny Young                                    Florida                                               SEC
Aaron Nola                                       LSU                                                    SEC
Chris Ellis                                          Ole Miss                                            SEC
Christian Trent                                 Ole Miss                                            SEC
Joel Seddon                                     South Carolina                                 SEC
Jack Wynkoop                                 South Carolina                                 SEC
Andy Cox                                          Tennessee                                        SEC
Walker Buehler                               Vanderbilt                                        SEC
Ryan Thompson                               Campbell                                          Southern
Andres Garcia                                  Samford                                            Southern
Carson Baranik                                Louisiana Lafayette                         Sun Belt
Ryan Wilson                                     Louisiana Lafayette                         Sun Belt
Sam Street                                        UT-Pan American                            WAC
Aaron Brown                                   Pepperdine                                      West Coast
Eric Karch                                         Pepperdine                                      West Coast
Corey Miller                                     Pepperdine                                      West Coast

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