EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon outfielder Tanner Smith and closer Kolby Somers are a part of Collegiate Baseball's preseason All-America teams announced on Tuesday. Both Ducks are on the magazine's third team.
Somers, a senior from Hillsboro, Ore. who claimed NCBWA third-team All-America recognition and first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors in 2021, was dominant closing out games for the Ducks. The lefty finished the season with a 2-2 record and a 3.08 ERA with 11 saves. He fanned 37 in 26.1 innings pitched while holding opposing hitters to a .149 batting average. He ranked third in the Pac-12 in saves, and as finished sixth all-time in single-season saves at Oregon. His seven saves in conference…
