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Nikhazy, Broadway, Gonzalez Named NCBWA All-Americans
6/16/2021 | Baseball
Nikhazy, Broadway Earn First Team Honors; Gonzalez Second Team
DALLAS – Doug Nikhazy, Taylor Broadway and Jacob Gonzalez were each named to the 2021 National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-American teams Wednesday.
Nikhazy earned his second All-American nod this season and the third of his career, pulling a first team honor. Broadway was named an All-American for the first time in his career, also earning a spot on the NCBWA First Team. Gonzalez, who has twice been named a Freshman All-American this season, joins the ranks as well, giving Ole Miss 35 All-American selections in its history, including 23 in the Mike Bianco era.
Nikhazy added to a growing list of career honors. The Rebel left-hander was named a First Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball earlier this month and was named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team earlier Wednesday. Also named an All-American in 2020, Nikhazy is just the fourth two-time All-American in program history.
The junior out of Windermere, Florida, earned his program-record 12th win of the season in Saturday's Super Regional win at No. 5 Arizona. He struck out 10 in the victory, his eighth 10-strikeout performance of the season, to give him 142 on the year. The final outing pushed Nikhazy past Will Kline (134 in 2007) and Drew Pomeranz (139 in 2010) to second on the Rebels' single-season strikeout chart, behind only Lance Lynn's 146 strikeout effort in 2007.
With his First Team selection, Broadway joins the likes of Scott Bittle, Parker Caracci and Stephen Head in a growing line of Rebel All-American relievers. The senior out of Cypress, Texas, set a program record with 16 saves in 2021, three more than any other single-season effort in program history. His 16 saves this season alone tied him for eighth on the Ole Miss career saves chart.
He finished with a 4-3 record and a 3.44 ERA in addition to his 16 saves and posted a 2.51 ERA over his 29 relief appearances. The Rebels' unquestioned go-to reliever struck out 66 batters and walked just nine this season. His 30 total pitching appearances are tied for the second-most in a single season in program history.
Gonzalez joins Stephen Head to become just the second player in program history to be named an All-American as a freshman. He also joins Don Kessinger, Jimmy Yawn, Steve Dillard, Zack Cozart, Grae Kessinger and Anthony Servideo as the seventh Rebel All-American shortstop. This marks the third consecutive season the Rebels have had an All-American at the position.
Gonzalez started every game at shortstop and led Ole Miss in batting average (.355), runs scored (73) and hits (93). The freshman out of Glendora, California, set single-season freshman records in games played (67), runs scored, RBI (55), total bases (147), and walks (38). Gonzalez leads the SEC in hits and runs scored for the season, ranking fourth in the nation in those categories. He leads all true freshmen nationally in both hits and runs scored.
Nikhazy earned his second All-American nod this season and the third of his career, pulling a first team honor. Broadway was named an All-American for the first time in his career, also earning a spot on the NCBWA First Team. Gonzalez, who has twice been named a Freshman All-American this season, joins the ranks as well, giving Ole Miss 35 All-American selections in its history, including 23 in the Mike Bianco era.
Nikhazy added to a growing list of career honors. The Rebel left-hander was named a First Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball earlier this month and was named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team earlier Wednesday. Also named an All-American in 2020, Nikhazy is just the fourth two-time All-American in program history.
The junior out of Windermere, Florida, earned his program-record 12th win of the season in Saturday's Super Regional win at No. 5 Arizona. He struck out 10 in the victory, his eighth 10-strikeout performance of the season, to give him 142 on the year. The final outing pushed Nikhazy past Will Kline (134 in 2007) and Drew Pomeranz (139 in 2010) to second on the Rebels' single-season strikeout chart, behind only Lance Lynn's 146 strikeout effort in 2007.
With his First Team selection, Broadway joins the likes of Scott Bittle, Parker Caracci and Stephen Head in a growing line of Rebel All-American relievers. The senior out of Cypress, Texas, set a program record with 16 saves in 2021, three more than any other single-season effort in program history. His 16 saves this season alone tied him for eighth on the Ole Miss career saves chart.
He finished with a 4-3 record and a 3.44 ERA in addition to his 16 saves and posted a 2.51 ERA over his 29 relief appearances. The Rebels' unquestioned go-to reliever struck out 66 batters and walked just nine this season. His 30 total pitching appearances are tied for the second-most in a single season in program history.
Gonzalez joins Stephen Head to become just the second player in program history to be named an All-American as a freshman. He also joins Don Kessinger, Jimmy Yawn, Steve Dillard, Zack Cozart, Grae Kessinger and Anthony Servideo as the seventh Rebel All-American shortstop. This marks the third consecutive season the Rebels have had an All-American at the position.
Gonzalez started every game at shortstop and led Ole Miss in batting average (.355), runs scored (73) and hits (93). The freshman out of Glendora, California, set single-season freshman records in games played (67), runs scored, RBI (55), total bases (147), and walks (38). Gonzalez leads the SEC in hits and runs scored for the season, ranking fourth in the nation in those categories. He leads all true freshmen nationally in both hits and runs scored.
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