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Brown and McKeon Named All-Pac-12, Five Earn All-League Honors
May 23, 2023 | Baseball
SAN FRANCISCO (May 23, 2023) – Washington State Baseball saw five players earn All-Pac-12 Conference recognition including All-Pac-12 selections Sam Brown and Jacob McKeon, the conference office announced Tuesday.
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Brown and McKeon were each voted by the conference coaches to the all-league team while outfielder Jonah Advincula, infielder Elijah Hainline and right-handed pitcher Dakota Hawkins all received honorable mention. The five selections are the most since the 2010 team had nine selections including two All-Pac-12 honors.
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Brown, a junior first baseman, earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 Team after finishing the regular seasons sixth in the league with a .374 batting average, tied for third in doubles (19), tied for sixth in RBI (58), sixth in slugging (.674), seventh in on-base percentage (.481) and with a league-best 19 hit-by-pitches. In his first season after transferring from Portland, the lefthanded hitting Brown led the team with 22 multiple-hit games and 19 multiple-RBI games and posted a team season-long 14-game hitting streak. In conference play, Brown led WSU with a .343 batting average and 28 RBI.
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McKeon becomes the first Cougar to earn All-Pac-12 honors in back-to-back seasons since pitcher Ian Hamilton in 2014 and 2015. McKeon was named as a designated hitter after hitting .341, tied for sixth in the Pac-12 with 18 doubles, added eight home runs, 47 RBI, 52 runs scored and was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts. The senior from Phoenix tallied 21 multiple-hit games including the team's only five-hit game of the season, was second with 14 multiple-RBI games and closed his career with a 30-game on-base streak. McKeon, who earned all-league honors last season, also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-America honors last season and was recently named to the Academic All-District Team this season.
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Advincula earned honorable mention in his first season at WSU after transferring from Redlands University (DIII). The junior outfielder and leadoff man finished the regular season third in the Pac-12 in doubles (20) and stolen bases (24), the most doubles by a Cougar since 2006 and most stolen bases since 1996. Advincula was ninth in the league in hitting (.350) and added four triples, five home runs, 33 RBI, 70 hits and a team-best 53 runs scored. The Santa Clara, Calif. native recorded 21 multiple-hit games including six 3-hit games, added a 13-game hitting streak, a 22-game on-base streak and opened the season earning Pac-12 Player of the Week honors.
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Hainline enjoyed a breakout sophomore season with a .337 batting average, 12 doubles, 10 stolen bases and a team-high 12 home runs, the most by a Cougar since 2012. The Spokane, Wash. native hit a walkoff solo home run to beat Santa Clara, recorded 20 multiple-hit games including six 3-hit games and was third on the team with 10 multiple-RBI games. In Pac-12 play, Hainline hit .314 with six doubles, 14 RBI, nine stolen bases and tied for the team-lead with five home runs. In the classroom, the second baseman earned Academic All-District honors after posting a 3.8 GPA while majoring in kinesiology.
Hawkins closes his Cougar career earning All-Pac-12 honorable mention after tying for the team lead with five wins, fifth in the Pac-12 in innings (73.0) and third in strikeouts (92), the ninth-most strikeouts in WSU single-season history. The Chehalis, Wash. native earned Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week honors after a 10-strikeout performance in a win over Oregon and a 12-strikeout win over Washington, tied for the fourth-most strikeouts in WSU single-game history and the second-most by a Cougar against UW in series history. In Pac-12 play, the righthander went 4-2 with 63 strikeouts in 53.2 innings.
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Brown and McKeon were each voted by the conference coaches to the all-league team while outfielder Jonah Advincula, infielder Elijah Hainline and right-handed pitcher Dakota Hawkins all received honorable mention. The five selections are the most since the 2010 team had nine selections including two All-Pac-12 honors.
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Brown, a junior first baseman, earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 Team after finishing the regular seasons sixth in the league with a .374 batting average, tied for third in doubles (19), tied for sixth in RBI (58), sixth in slugging (.674), seventh in on-base percentage (.481) and with a league-best 19 hit-by-pitches. In his first season after transferring from Portland, the lefthanded hitting Brown led the team with 22 multiple-hit games and 19 multiple-RBI games and posted a team season-long 14-game hitting streak. In conference play, Brown led WSU with a .343 batting average and 28 RBI.
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McKeon becomes the first Cougar to earn All-Pac-12 honors in back-to-back seasons since pitcher Ian Hamilton in 2014 and 2015. McKeon was named as a designated hitter after hitting .341, tied for sixth in the Pac-12 with 18 doubles, added eight home runs, 47 RBI, 52 runs scored and was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts. The senior from Phoenix tallied 21 multiple-hit games including the team's only five-hit game of the season, was second with 14 multiple-RBI games and closed his career with a 30-game on-base streak. McKeon, who earned all-league honors last season, also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-America honors last season and was recently named to the Academic All-District Team this season.
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Advincula earned honorable mention in his first season at WSU after transferring from Redlands University (DIII). The junior outfielder and leadoff man finished the regular season third in the Pac-12 in doubles (20) and stolen bases (24), the most doubles by a Cougar since 2006 and most stolen bases since 1996. Advincula was ninth in the league in hitting (.350) and added four triples, five home runs, 33 RBI, 70 hits and a team-best 53 runs scored. The Santa Clara, Calif. native recorded 21 multiple-hit games including six 3-hit games, added a 13-game hitting streak, a 22-game on-base streak and opened the season earning Pac-12 Player of the Week honors.
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Hainline enjoyed a breakout sophomore season with a .337 batting average, 12 doubles, 10 stolen bases and a team-high 12 home runs, the most by a Cougar since 2012. The Spokane, Wash. native hit a walkoff solo home run to beat Santa Clara, recorded 20 multiple-hit games including six 3-hit games and was third on the team with 10 multiple-RBI games. In Pac-12 play, Hainline hit .314 with six doubles, 14 RBI, nine stolen bases and tied for the team-lead with five home runs. In the classroom, the second baseman earned Academic All-District honors after posting a 3.8 GPA while majoring in kinesiology.
Hawkins closes his Cougar career earning All-Pac-12 honorable mention after tying for the team lead with five wins, fifth in the Pac-12 in innings (73.0) and third in strikeouts (92), the ninth-most strikeouts in WSU single-season history. The Chehalis, Wash. native earned Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week honors after a 10-strikeout performance in a win over Oregon and a 12-strikeout win over Washington, tied for the fourth-most strikeouts in WSU single-game history and the second-most by a Cougar against UW in series history. In Pac-12 play, the righthander went 4-2 with 63 strikeouts in 53.2 innings.
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