Yano Named 2014 PGCBL Pitcher of the Year
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The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League is pleased to announce that Jayson Yano (Stevens) of the Newark Pilots has been selected as the 2014 PGCBL Pitcher of the Year. ??
Yano, a rising junior at Stevens, led the league with six wins while posting an ERA of 1.35, which was second best among qualified pitchers. Opponents hit just .221 off the right-hander, tied for third best in the league. He led the league with five complete games. Yano struck out 41 batters in 53.1 innings, good for fifth (tied) and third best in the league. Yano was exceptional at getting ground balls. His fly ball to ground ball ratio was 0.4 and he allowed just one home run all season. Yano issued just five walks and his K/BB ratio was 8.2.
While Yano held all batters to a .221 batting average, he was particularly tough on right-handers, who went just 12-for-58 (.207) off him. Yano made nine appearances overall, seven of those being starts. He averaged 5.93 innings per game and less than a walk a game.
In game two of a doubleheader against Glens Falls on June 18, Yano tossed a seven inning complete game and allowed just one run while striking out five. One of Yano’s two losses came on June 23 against Watertown. In the loss, Yano still tossed a complete game, struck out eight batters and gave up just one hit. On July 1, Yano tossed a nine inning complete game and allowed just one run against the Albany Dutchmen for his third win of the season.
The right-hander picked up two more wins on July 7 and July 12 before taking the mound against Elmira on July 19. Against the Pioneers, Yano tossed a complete game, allowing one run (unearned) while striking out seven, walking just one and allowing four hits. Newark won the game 7-1 and wound up winning the division by a game and a half over Elmira.
At Stevens this year, Yano went 5-3 with a 1.62 ERA in nine starts. He struck out 46 batters in 50 innings and opponents hit .232 off him. Yano also played in 42 games in the field for the Ducks. He was the team’s leading hitter with a .342 batting average and posted a .387 on-base percentage. For Newark, he made five appearances in the field and hit .250.
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