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Complete Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Release (6.2.22)
TUSCON, Ariz. – Senior outfielder/right-handed pitcher Casey Rother was named a Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, when the publication announced its list early Thursday morning. Rother is the Lehigh baseball program’s eighth All-American all-time and the first honoree since Mike Garzillo in 2015 (Baseball America) but is the first since Matt McBride in 2006 by Collegiate Baseball.
Rother joins the Third Team as a utility player, getting the distinction based on both his hitting and pitching statistics. The two-time reigning Patriot League Player of the Year had another remarkable season at the dish and was the most consistent arm out of the Mountain Hawks’ bullpen throughout the year.
On the season, Rother hit .366 with 74 hits, 19 doubles, nine home runs and 50 RBIs over 50 games with a 1,028 OPS. He won the regular season Patriot League batting title with an average of .371 and locked up two-thirds of the batting triple crown with the exception of home runs, in which teammate Adam Retzbach hit 11 to lead the league. On the mound, Rother went 3-0 with two saves and an ERA of 1.65, the lowest on the team. He struck out 14 with three walks over 16.1 innings and 11 appearances.
He became the first two-time Player of the Year since 1993-94 in the Patriot League when Navy’s Marcus Lee accomplished the feat.
Rother’s 74 hits are the third-most in a single season in program history, slotting just behind Garzillo (75 in 2015) and McBride (88 in 2006).
He is the only Patriot League player in 2022 to earn an All-America nod from Collegiate Baseball and is the first player overall since Navy’s Noah Song in 2019.
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