SUNY COBLESKILLS DEVIN LEWIS NAMED 2023 NAC PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR

Waterville, Maine: The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) announced today that SUNY Cobleskill senior Devin Lewis, Cobleskill, N.Y., Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, has been named the 2023 NAC Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Year by the league’s coaches.

This season senior left-hander helped lead the Fighting Tigers to their third consecutive NAC Western Division Championship and establish a new program record for most wins in a single season as Cobleskill went 22-15 overall on the year including a 13-2 record in conference action.

According to Fighting Tiger Head Coach Austin Straub, his ace pitcher worked hard to establish himself as not only the best pitcher in the NAC but one of the best pitchers in the history of SUNY Cobleskill baseball.

“The improvements that Devin made this year mad him the backbone of our pitching staff. He was the guy we leaned on in our biggest moments. I am proud of not only what he’s accomplished this year but over the course of his entire career. He has solidified his position as arguably the most prolific pitcher in program history.”

During the season Lewis proved to be among the most dominate pitchers in the conference posting a 5-1 overall record with a 2.96 earned run average in 12 appearances including nine starts and 48.2 innings of work. During the year the Cobleskill, N.Y. native struck out 53 hitters while walking only 10 and holding opposing hitters to a .216 batting average.

He led the conference in earned run average and strikeouts while finishing second in opposing batting average and wins.