MARSHALL, Texas – As one of the best in NCAA Division III, East Texas Baptist University's
Sayers Collins has been awarded the Perfect Game (PG) National Pitcher of the Year. This is the time ETBU has received a national player of the year award.
Collins is a three-time ASC Pitcher of the Year, four-time All-American (D3baseball.com/ABCA), and the 2023 ASC Athlete of the Year. He holds both the ETBU single season and career record for strikeouts and single season wins. Last year, the Dallas SABR Chapter named him the Small College Player of the Year.
ETBU is currently 39-8 and hosting the Marshall, Texas Super Regional on Friday and Saturday. It will be a top 10 match up with Pomona-Pitzer with the winner headed to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament.
Below is what PG had to say about Collins.
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Sayers Collins, East Texas Baptist - Collins is not only one of DIII's best pitchers in 2024, he is one of the division's top pitchers of all time. To cap off an amazing career for the Tigers, Collins has a 0.84 ERA over 75 ⅓ innings. He has only allowed 39 hits for a measly .147 batting average against him, and struck out 81 batters while only issuing 17 walks. He has been awarded the American Southwest Conference Pitcher of the Year award for the third year in a row as ETBU aims to head back to the DIII CWS where they finished as one of the final four teams.
