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Parnell, Wilson tabbed to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List

DALLAS – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has announced the preseason watch list for the 2026 Stopper of the Year Award, honoring the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I Baseball. A pair of Northern Kentucky pitchers, Shawn Parnell and Logan Wilson, earned the distinction of watch list honorees. 

Parnell, a right-handed redshirt junior, was a top arm out of the bullpen for the Norse last season, posting a 3.37 ERA in 34.2 innings, the former mark leading the 2025 NKU squad. Parnell struck out 38 batters while holding opponents to a .214 batting average. Parnell excelled in Horizon League play, posting a 2.84 ERA over 25.1 innings. 

Wilson threw more innings than any primary reliever among Norse in 2025, pitching 38.1 innings across 21 appearances to the tune of a 4.93 ERA, a mark that ranked fourth on the team. Wilson finished the year with a 1-1 record and a save, the latter he picked up after throwing three scoreless innings in a win over Youngstown State on May 15. 

A total of 104 players have been named to the initial 2026 Watch List for the 21st Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I Baseball, the association announced Tuesday. The institution or conference sports information directors submitted nominees.

The NCBWA, founded in 1962, presents the Dick Howser Trophy to the nation's top player and the Mike Martin National Coach of the Year to the nation's top coach. It also selects All-America Teams for all Divisions, a Division I Freshman All-American team, Division I, II, and III Players of the Week, and Division I, II, and III Players of the Year.

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Players Mentioned

Shawn Parnell

#13 Shawn Parnell

RHP
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Logan Wilson

#32 Logan Wilson

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Shawn Parnell

#13 Shawn Parnell

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
RHP
Logan Wilson

#32 Logan Wilson

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP