EUGENE, Ore. –

Oregon sophomore pitcher Kenyon Yovan

has been named a Collegiate Baseball first-team preseason All-American.

Yovan

is one of two relief pitchers named to the team. He earned the honor after putting together a stellar freshman season. The Ducks' closer was named first-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA), while claiming second-team All-America recognition from

Collegiate Baseball

. The right-handed pitcher was one of five finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, while also being named one of four National Freshmen of the Year by

Collegiate Baseball,

a first-team Freshman All-American by Baseball America and a second-team Freshman All-American by D1Baseball.

(Beaverton, Ore. / Westview HS)Yovan, a first-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection, finished his first year in Eugene with 15 saves, which tied for fourth nationally following the regular season, and had a 1.97 ERA with a 1-1 record. The Ducks' stopper struck out 36 and walked just six in 32 innings pitched. He picked up a save in half of Oregon's 30 wins and finished with the fourth-most saves in school history.