Pirate Duo On Roger Clemens Watch List
May 07, 2008 | Baseball
May 7, 2008
GREENVILLE, N.C.- East Carolina freshman Seth Maness and junior Justin Bristow have been named to the 2008 Roger Clemens Award Watch List which is given annually to the nations top collegiate pitcher (starter or reliever) the committee announced Tuesday.
Maness, a native of Pinehurst, N.C., leads the Pirate pitching staff with an 8-0 record, sports a 2.79 ERA in 71.0 innings and has fanned a team-best 67 batters while walking just 14. With his win against Presbyterian College on April 25, Maness became the first freshman in ECU's history to start a season at 7-0. He is one of two pitchers in Conference USA to register eight wins and ranks among the league leaders in batters struck out looking (second); batters struck out (third); ERA and innings pitched (fourth) and opposing batting average (fifth).
Bristow, a native of Richmond, Va., boasts a 7-2 record with a team-best 2.63 ERA in 75.1 innings and has struck out 63 and walked 20. He is one of three pitchers in C-USA to throw two complete games and is the only pitcher to toss a pair of complete game shutouts (Monmouth - Mar. 2 and Presbyterian - Apr. 26). In seven of his 11 starts he was struck out at least six batters and has worked into the seventh inning in eight starts.
"This is a tremendous honor for both Seth and Justin," said Head Coach Billy Godwin. "Both of these young men work hard and bring their "A" game every time they toe the rubber and it is truly exciting to watch them work every week."
The winner of the Roger Clemens Award is selected through three rounds of voting by all Division I head baseball coaches, a selection of national media who cover collegiate baseball, the 16 winners of the R. E. "Bob" Smith Award, which was presented to the top player in the country in Houston in 1988-2003, and the 10 previous finalists for the Clemens Award. Jered Weaver of Long Beach State (2004), Luke Hochevar of Tennessee (2005), Andrew Miller of North Carolina (2006), and David Price of Vanderbilt (2007) were previous winners of the Clemens Award.
The Roger Clemens Award was named after future Hall of Famer who began his march to stardom while leading the University of Texas to the College World Series title in 1983. As a professional, Clemens has won 350 games (eighth best in history), fanned more than 4,600 hitters and won seven Cy Young Awards, emblematic as the top pitcher in his league. The Roger Clemens Award is the only award of its kind, honoring the finest pitchers in college baseball.
2008 Roger Clemens Watch List
Brian Alasta - Sr. - Richmond
Ryan Berry - Soph. - Rice
Scott Bittle - Jr. - Mississippi
Richard Bleire - Jr. - Florida Gulf Coast
Kyle Bowley - Sr. - South Carolina-Upstate
Barry Bowden - Sr. - Southern Mississippi
Ricky Bowen - Soph. - Mississippi State
Jared Bradford - Sr. - Louisiana State
Justin Bristow - Jr. - East Carolina
George Brown - Jr. - St. John's
Hiram Burgos - Jr. - Bethune-Cookman
Paul Burnside - Jr. - Auburn
Anthony Capra - Jr. - Wichita State
Nick Cassavechia - Sr. - Baylor
David Coulon - Sr. - Arizona
Aaron Crow - Jr. - Missouri
Matt Daly - Jr. - Hawaii
Shane Davis - Fr. - Canisius
Andy Deain - Jr. - Northern Illinois
Jamie Degidio - Sr. - Rhode Island
Greg Dombroski - Sr. - Kentucky
Johnny Dorn - Sr. - Nebraska
Andrew Doyle - Soph. - Oklahoma
Daniel Edwards - Sr. - Kansas State
Robbie Elsemiller - Sr. - Stetson
Eric Erickson - Soph. - Miami, Fla.
Tim Erickson - Sr. - Lamar
Chris Fetter - Jr. - Michigan
Joshua Fields - Sr. - Georgia
Christian Fredrich - Jr. - Eastern Kentucky
Bobby Gagg - Jr. - Coastal Carolina
Eddie Gamboa - Sr. - UC Davis
Matt Gorgen - Jr. - California
Scott Gorgen - Jr. - UC-Irvine
Luke Greinke - Jr. - Auburn
Sean Grieve - Sr. - William & Mary
Preston Guilmet - Jr. - Arizona
Mitch Harris - Sr. - Navy
Joey Haug - Sr. - Coastal Carolina
Nick Haughian - Jr. - Washington
Stephen Hensley - Jr. - Elon
Chris Hernandez - Fr. - Miami, Fla.
Trevor Holder - Jr. - Georgia
Brad Holt - Jr. - UNC Wilmington
Jacob Howard - Jr. - Sam Houston State
Dan Hudson - Jr. - Old Dominion
Ross Humes - Jr. - Washington State
Shooter Hunt - Jr. - Tulane
Ben Hunter - Sr. - Wake Forest
Brett Hunter - Jr. - Pepperdine
Jay Jackson - Jr. - Furman
Pat Kantakevich - Sr. - William & Mary
Kenn Kasparek - Jr. - Texas
Patrick Keating - Jr. - Florida
Joe Kelly - Soph. - UC Riverside
Bobby LaFromboise - Sr. - New Mexico
Matt Langwell - Jr. - Rice
Mike Leake - Soph. - Arizona State
Andrew Liebel - Sr. - Long Beach State
Josh Lindblom - Jr. - Purdue
Colin Lynch - Jr. - St. John's
Lance Lynn - Jr. - Mississippi
Tyler Lyons - Soph. - Oklahoma State
Ben Mancuso - Sr. - Creighton
Seth Maness - Fr. - East Carolina
Chris Manning - Jr. - Belmont
Chris Manno - Soph. - Duke
Justin Marks - Soph. - Louisville
Cody Martin - Fr. - Gonzaga
Brian Matusz - Jr. - San Diego
Pat McAnaney - Sr. - Virginia
Brandon McClurg - Jr. - Lipscomb
Eryk McConnell - Sr. - North Carolina State
Wade Miley - Jr. - Southeastern Louisiana
Mike Minor - Soph. - Vanderbilt
D.J. Mitchell - Jr. - Clemson
Hunter Moody - Jr. - Louisiana-Lafayette
Bryan Morgado - Fr. - Tennessee
Rob Musgrave - Sr. - Wichita State
Andrew Oliver - Soph. - Oklahoma State
Drew O'Neil - Jr. - Penn State
Dan Osterbrock - Jr. - Cincinnati
David Phelps - Jr. - Notre Dame
Zack Pitts - Sr. - Louisville
Robinson Polanco - Jr. - Georgia State
Tommy Rafferty - Sr. - Arizona State
Matt Ridings - Soph. - Western Kentucky
Josh Romanski - Jr. - San Diego
Tyson Ross - Jr. - California
Todd Roth - Soph. - Pennsylvania
Shawn Sanford - Soph. - South Florida
Josh Satow - Sr. - Arizona State
Michael Schwimer - Sr. - Virginia
Joey Seal - Sr. - Norfolk State
Aaron Shafer - Jr. - Wichita State
Bryan Shaw - Jr. - Long Beach State
Anthony Shawler - Jr. - Old Dominion
Garrett Sherrill - Jr. - Appalachian State
J.B. Shuck - Jr. - Ohio State
Brian Sisk - Sr. - Lamar
David Slovak - Sr. - Delaware
Cole St.Clair - Sr. - Rice
Stephen Strasburg - Soph. - San Diego State
Ryan Strauss - Sr. - Florida State
Mike Stutes - Sr. - Oregon State
Joe Testa - Sr. - Wagner
Jacob Thompson - Jr. - Virginia
Matt Vaughn - Jr. - Clemson
Pat Venditte - Sr. - Creighton
Aaron Weatherford - Jr. - Mississippi State
Alex White - Soph. - North Carolina
Cole White - Sr. - Army
Mathew Wilson - Sr. - Bucknell
Mike Wilson - Jr. - Michigan
Andrew Wolcott - Jr. - Duke
Rick Zagone - Jr. - Missouri
