Former WNC Pitcher Stolo Named Mountain West Pitcher of Year
Postseason recognition is pouring in for recent alums of Western Nevada College's baseball program.
Christian Stolo, who pitched for the Wildcats from 2013-14, has been named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year, following his junior season at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Stolo's former Wildcat teammate, Alex Fife, a junior outfielder at Colorado Mesa University, earned first-team honors from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the American Baseball Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' All-Region team.
In addition, Dixie State University senior pitcher Evan Parker was tabbed as an All-Pacific West Conference first-team selection and teammate Donald Glover, a senior outfielder, was chosen to the second team.
Stolo, a left-hander who had a career mark of 13-5 at WNC in Carson City, was unbeaten in six Mountain West decisions, leading the Wolf Pack to the conference title and a 41-15 overall record. His 2.68 earned run average was second in conference play and, and he was third in strikeouts (49) and opponents' batting average (.215). Overall, Stolo's 8-2 record topped the Pack, and he finished with a 2.83 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings.
Fife, who was second to Conor Harber in hitting on WNC's 2014 team, accomplished a rare feat by batting better than .400 in his first season for Colorado Mesa. In earning three postseason honors, Fife hit .415 with 15 doubles and seven homers. The contact hitter only fanned 16 times in 195 at-bats while accumulating a .610 slugging average and .498 on-base average.
His .415 batting average and 81 hits were tops in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Fife capped his brilliant junior season by hitting a walk-off homer to wrap up the RMAC tournament title for the Mavericks, who participated in the NCAA Division II tournament regionals and finished with a 48-9 overall record.
Parker and Glover, key components on WNC's 2013 club, helped Dixie State win the PacWest title and finish with a 31-19 mark.
Parker, a closer, led Dixie State with a 2.66 ERA and 12 saves in receiving his second straight first-team selection. Parker is the all-time Dixie State career saves leader with 25 in just two seasons.
Glover made the PacWest's second team after hitting .297 with 15 doubles and 36 RBI. A more telling stat was that Glover made only two errors in 50 starts in center field.