BSB's Gabe Craig Named a Finalist for National Pitcher of the Year Award
6/4/2025 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
Sixth-year senior closer led the country in ERA, WHIP, K:BB ratio
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Baylor baseball sixth-year senior right-handed pitcher Gabe Craig has been named a finalist for the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year Award, as announced Wednesday by the College Baseball Foundation.
Craig is one of five finalists for the award, joining Jake Knapp (RHP, North Carolina), Jacob Morrison (RHP, Coastal Carolina), Zane Taylor (RHP, UNCW) and Dylan Volantis (LHP, Texas). The distinguished group of pitchers represent five different conferences. Each finalist was named a first-team all-conference selection, while three were named their league's pitcher of the year.
Craig finished the 2025 season with a 3-0 record and earned 10 saves in 32 innings of work. He struck out 51 batters and walked just three, holding opponents to a .124 batting average. He led the country with a microscopic 0.56 ERA, a 0.50 WHIP and a 17:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Craig also ranked second nationally in H/9 (3.66) and BB/9 (0.84) and owned the sixth-best K/9 (14.34).
Of his 24 appearances, Craig logged 22 scoreless outings, 14 hitless outings, and struck out at least two batters 16 times. He finished the year on a 20.1-inning scoreless streak across his last 12 appearances, a stretch that spanned back to April 4.
Craig was even better in conference play, lowering his ERA to 0.49. He allowed just one run on seven hits across 18.1 innings and 12 appearances, locking down six saves. Against Big 12 opponents, Craig struck out 31 batters and walked just one.
In 2025, Craig led all Big 12 pitchers with 20 games finished and did not allow an extra-base hit all season. His 10 total saves, which ranked 17th in the country, are the most by a Bear in a single season since Troy Montemayor had 11 in 2018.
The winner of the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year Award will be announced on Friday, June 13. No Baylor pitcher has ever received this award since its inception in 2009, and only two previous winners represented a Big 12 school.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
Craig is one of five finalists for the award, joining Jake Knapp (RHP, North Carolina), Jacob Morrison (RHP, Coastal Carolina), Zane Taylor (RHP, UNCW) and Dylan Volantis (LHP, Texas). The distinguished group of pitchers represent five different conferences. Each finalist was named a first-team all-conference selection, while three were named their league's pitcher of the year.
Craig finished the 2025 season with a 3-0 record and earned 10 saves in 32 innings of work. He struck out 51 batters and walked just three, holding opponents to a .124 batting average. He led the country with a microscopic 0.56 ERA, a 0.50 WHIP and a 17:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Craig also ranked second nationally in H/9 (3.66) and BB/9 (0.84) and owned the sixth-best K/9 (14.34).
Of his 24 appearances, Craig logged 22 scoreless outings, 14 hitless outings, and struck out at least two batters 16 times. He finished the year on a 20.1-inning scoreless streak across his last 12 appearances, a stretch that spanned back to April 4.
Craig was even better in conference play, lowering his ERA to 0.49. He allowed just one run on seven hits across 18.1 innings and 12 appearances, locking down six saves. Against Big 12 opponents, Craig struck out 31 batters and walked just one.
In 2025, Craig led all Big 12 pitchers with 20 games finished and did not allow an extra-base hit all season. His 10 total saves, which ranked 17th in the country, are the most by a Bear in a single season since Troy Montemayor had 11 in 2018.
The winner of the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year Award will be announced on Friday, June 13. No Baylor pitcher has ever received this award since its inception in 2009, and only two previous winners represented a Big 12 school.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorBaseball.
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