Kahle, Ward Earn All-Pac-12 Recognition
May 29, 2019 | Baseball
SAN FRANCSICO β Washington junior catcher Nick Kahle was named to the All-Pac-12 team for the second time, the Conference announced on Wednesday. He joins Joey Morgan (2016-17) as the only Washington catcher to earn All-Conference honors in consecutive seasons.
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Besides Kahle's All-Pac-12 honors, he was named to the honorable mention All-Pac-12 Defensive team and sophomore centerfielder Braiden Ward was named to the honorable mention All-Pac-12 team.
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Kahle started all 52 games, hit a team-high .339 and had an on-base percentage of .506 β which ranked third in the Pac-12 and 11th nationally. He is the first Husky since Kyle Conley in 2009 to have a slugging percentage (.532) plus on-base percentage over 1.000 (1.038).
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Kahle led Washington with 50 runs batted in, tied for the team lead with 17 extra-base hits and walked a team record 59 times. He is a semifinalist for the Buster Posey Catcher of the Year and was on the Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List.
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Defensively, he was one of the hardest catchers in the nation to steal against. He threw out 13 of 32 runners on the season.
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Ward earns All-Pac-12 recognition for the first time in his career. He led the Pac-12 for a second-consecutive year in stolen bases, recording 26 in 31 attempts. He is the first Pac-12 player since 2006 and 2007 to lead the Conference in stolen bases two seasons consecutively. For the year Ward batted .321 and led the team with 62 hits, 19 multi-hit games, 11 doubles and 41 runs scored.
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Besides Kahle's All-Pac-12 honors, he was named to the honorable mention All-Pac-12 Defensive team and sophomore centerfielder Braiden Ward was named to the honorable mention All-Pac-12 team.
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Kahle started all 52 games, hit a team-high .339 and had an on-base percentage of .506 β which ranked third in the Pac-12 and 11th nationally. He is the first Husky since Kyle Conley in 2009 to have a slugging percentage (.532) plus on-base percentage over 1.000 (1.038).
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Kahle led Washington with 50 runs batted in, tied for the team lead with 17 extra-base hits and walked a team record 59 times. He is a semifinalist for the Buster Posey Catcher of the Year and was on the Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List.
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Defensively, he was one of the hardest catchers in the nation to steal against. He threw out 13 of 32 runners on the season.
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Ward earns All-Pac-12 recognition for the first time in his career. He led the Pac-12 for a second-consecutive year in stolen bases, recording 26 in 31 attempts. He is the first Pac-12 player since 2006 and 2007 to lead the Conference in stolen bases two seasons consecutively. For the year Ward batted .321 and led the team with 62 hits, 19 multi-hit games, 11 doubles and 41 runs scored.
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