KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Relief pitcher Cruz McFadden of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team was named to the 2023 preseason baseball All-American Team by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
McFadden is coming off of a huge season on the mound for the Cougars. The junior put together an impressive campaign in 2022, and in just two seasons of work on the mound so far for the Cougars, McFadden holds the program record for all-time career saves with 26. McFadden's 15 saves for MVNU last spring led the NAIA.
McFadden, who is from Chillicothe, Ohio, finished the season with a 3-0 record. The righty had an ERA of just 2.81 and had 37 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched. He averaged 10.41 strikeouts per nine innings pitched, and opposing hitters batted .231 when facing McFadden on the mound.
