Chapin graduate Will Privette was nothing short of stellar this season for the College of Charleston and the relief pitcher is now the second consensus All-American in school history after he was named to the Baseball America All-America Third Team.
If you are scoring at home, Privette was named to six All-America teams for 2022 including three second team selections by Collegiate Baseball, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game.
The sophomore led the nation in earned run average by nearly half of a run with a 0.91 ERA in 59.1 innings of work. Privette set a program and Colonial Athletic Association single-season record with that mark and is the only pitcher in both CofC and league history to post an ERA under one in a season.
Privette also led the nation in hits allowed per nine innings (4.70) and WHIP (0.78) while ranking 10th with 12 saves. The 2022 CAA Pitcher of the Year was also a finalist – the first-ever from the CAA – for the prestigious NCBWA Stopper of the Year award given to the nation's top reliever.
This past season, the Cougars recorded the second CAA regular season title in program history with Privette recording the third-most innings on the team and leading the team with limiting opponents to a .148 batting average. Privette struck out 80 batters in 59.1 innings of work averaging more than 12 strikeouts per nine frames.
