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NORMAN – Oklahoma senior right-handed pitcher Dylan Crooks has been named one of 13 finalists for the 2025 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, given annually to the nation’s top relief pitcher.
The Euless, Texas, product had an exceptional senior campaign as OU’s closer, ranking second in the nation with 16 saves across 26 appearances and 32 innings pitched, finishing with a 2-1 record. Crooks held a 1.69 ERA, good for fourth among the finalists, and struck out 33 batters while surrendering 10 walks and six earned runs.
Opposing batters hit just .195 off Crooks, who gave up seven extra-base hits on the year, only one being a home run. The righty finished second in single season saves in program history with 16, a number that ranks good for sixth for a career in school annals.
Crooks is one of five finalists from the SEC which had the most of any conference. The Stopper of the Year recipient will be announced Friday, June 13, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.
Oklahoma’s season ended Monday in the NCAA Chapel Hill regional final as the Sooners fell to the No. 5 national seed and host North Carolina. OU finished the 2025 season with a 38-22 record and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight season and 42nd time in school history. The Sooners won five of 10 series in the program’s inaugural season in the SEC and made an NCAA regional final for the third time in the last four years under head coach Skip Johnson.
Season ticket deposits for 2026 are available now via SoonerSports.com/tickets as the team looks to return over 15 Sooners with starting experience.
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NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalists
Kade Brown, So., Sacramento State (WAC)
Casan Evans, Fr., LSU (SEC)
Gabe Craig, Sr., Baylor (Big 12)
Dylan Crooks, Sr., Oklahoma (SEC)
Sawyer Hawks, Sr., Vanderbilt (SEC)
Antoine Jean, Gr., Houston (Big 12)
Garrett Langrell, Gr., Creighton (Big East)
Lucas Mahlstedt, Sr., Clemson (ACC)
Rickey Ojeda, So., UC Irvine (Big West)
Carson Ozmer, Gr., Alabama (SEC)
Mason Patel, Gr., Georgia Tech (ACC)
Tony Pluta, Jr., Arizona (Big 12)
Dylan Volantis, Fr., Texas (SEC)
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