Mitchell Verburg Named Senior CLASS Award Candidate

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Oregon State right-handed pitcher Mitchell Verburg is one of 30 baseball players nationally who has been selected as a candidate for the 2022 Senior CLASS Award, it was announced Tuesday.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior or graduate student and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.

Verburg, a Lake Oswego, Ore., native, is in his sixth year at Oregon State, and has pitched in 56 career games, all out of the bullpen. He is 4-2 with a 2.25 earned run average and seven saves in 68 innings.

Verburg is a graduate with a degree in kinesiology and was a…