Baylor Baseball’s Gabe Craig Named a Semifinalist for Pitcher of the Year Award

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 22, 2025

Baylor Baseball’s Gabe Craig Named a Semifinalist for Pitcher of the Year Award
Sixth-year senior closer leads the country in ERA, WHIP, K:BB ratio
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Baylor baseball sixth-year senior right-handed pitcher Gabe Craig has been named a semifinalist for the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year Award, as announced Thursday by the College Baseball Foundation.

An All-Big 12 First Team selection, Craig is one of 16 semifinalists for the award, joining a group made up of players from nine different conferences, including three from the Big 12. Houston’s Antoine Jean, the 2025 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, and Oklahoma State’s Harrison Bodendorf, the 2025 Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Year, joined Craig in representing the Big 12 on the list of semifinalists.

Craig finished the 2025 season with a 3-0 record and earned 10 saves in 32 innings of work. He struck out 51 batters and walked just three, holding opponents to a .124 batting average. He led the country with a microscopic 0.56 ERA, a 0.50 WHIP and a 17:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Craig also ranked second nationally in H/9 (3.66) and BB/9 (0.84) and owned the sixth-best K/9 (14.34).

Of his 24 appearances, Craig logged 22 scoreless outings, 14 hitless outings, and struck out at least two batters 16 times. He finished the year on a 20.1-inning scoreless streak across his last 12 appearances, a stretch that spanned back to April 4.

Craig was even better in conference play, lowering his ERA to 0.49. He allowed just one run on seven hits across 18.1 innings and 12 appearances, locking down six saves. Against Big 12 opponents, Craig struck out 31 batters and walked just one.

In 2025, Craig led all Big 12 pitchers with 20 games finished and did not allow an extra-base hit all season. His 10 total saves, which ranked 16th in the country, are the most by a Bear in a single season since Troy Montemayor had 11 in 2018.

Finalists for the National Pitcher of the Year Award will be announced on June 4, with the 2025 winner to be announced at a date to be finalized later that month.

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Max Calderone | Director of Athletics Communications (Baseball, Football)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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