Even though they're in the middle of their rebuild, the Washington State baseball team earns some well-deserved all-conference kudos to end the season. Trek Stemp lead the way, earning All Pac-12 honors as voted on by the conference, the school announced today. Pitchers Ian Hamilton and Ryan Walker were also recognized, each earning an All Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
Stemp, a redshirt junior from Kennewick, finished 5th in the conference with a .355 batting average and tied for second in steals with a dozen. Stemp racked up these impressive totals despite missing the final nine games with a, uh, rather painful injury.
If Monday was a pitch. https://t.co/HnjMGPczsE
— Trek Stemp (@TrekStemp) May 15, 2016
Stemp also had 17 multi-hit games and three games in which he posted four hits. Meanwhile, Ryan Walker had himself an excellenet year in the starting rotation. The sophomore from Arlington went 6-3 with a 2.40 ERA and only issued 25 walks in 63.2 innings pitched. Hamilton's first year as a starter after spending his career as a closer was a struggle but still good enough for an honorable mention. He went 2-10 with a 4.86 ERA and 62 strikeouts.
WSU finished 19-35 on the season, well off their 29-27 pace from a year ago but both seasons saw identical conference records at 11-19.