Myles Upchurch Named NCBWA Freshman All-American

[Diamond Tide]

The right-hander garnered first team status following an outstanding rookie campaign

6/9/2026

LYNCHBURG, VA – Alabama baseball's Myles Upchurch was the named a First Team Freshman All-American by the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the organization announced Monday.

Upchurch was one of 34 freshmen from around the nation to earn NCBWA Freshman All-American honors, as the recognition stands as the first All-American honor of Upchurch's budding collegiate career. Upchurch is the Crimson Tide's first Freshman All-American honoree since Justin Lebron earned identical NCBWA honors in 2024.

Myles Upchurch​

Starting Pitcher, First Team

• Played a key role in Alabama clinching its first Men's College World Series berth since 1999
• Compiled a 3.57 ERA (28 ER/70.2 IP) in 15 starts, the lowest mark among the Tide's starting staff
• His 3.57 ERA is the ninth-lowest earned run average among all qualified freshman Division I pitchers
• Carries an 8-3 record with 77 strikeouts into Omaha, equating to a 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings mark
• One of only five Division I freshmen to make at least 15 starts this season
• Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team prior to the start of postseason play
• Invited to the 2026 USA Collegiate Baseball National Team Training Camp in May

-UA-


RTR,

Diamond Tide

 

[BhamToTexas]

I assume he will be starting game 1 in Omaha based on our rotation?

 

[TDBama78]

The right-hander garnered first team status following an outstanding rookie campaign

6/9/2026

LYNCHBURG, VA – Alabama baseball's Myles Upchurch was the named a First Team Freshman All-American by the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the organization announced Monday.

Upchurch was one of 34 freshmen from around the nation to earn NCBWA Freshman All-American honors, as the recognition stands as the first All-American honor of Upchurch's budding collegiate career. Upchurch is the Crimson Tide's first Freshman All-American honoree since Justin Lebron earned identical NCBWA honors in 2024.

Myles Upchurch​

Starting Pitcher, First Team

• Played a key role in Alabama clinching its first Men's College World Series berth since 1999
• Compiled a 3.57 ERA (28 ER/70.2 IP) in 15 starts, the lowest mark among the Tide's starting staff
• His 3.57 ERA is the ninth-lowest earned run average among all qualified freshman Division I pitchers
• Carries an 8-3 record with 77 strikeouts into Omaha, equating to a 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings mark
• One of only five Division I freshmen to make at least 15 starts this season
• Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team prior to the start of postseason play
• Invited to the 2026 USA Collegiate Baseball National Team Training Camp in May

-UA-


RTR,

Diamond Tide

Hopefully this is the start of a good trend

 

[JDCrimson]

I assume he will be starting game 1 in Omaha based on our rotation?

I dont know how you do this. Would you reset the rotation because Fay would have had the necessary time to recover?

Personally, I think I would start Fay then bring Upchurch in for a couple of innings to knock the rust off.

You have to win 3 games or more to get to the championship 3 game series the following weekend.

Why not just keep the rotation order we have had all season? Should we drop a game who would be the game 4 starter?