RUSTON, LA. – Liberty right-hander Ben Blair is one of the 54 college baseball’s top 54 pitchers listed on the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List, released this afternoon. The award will be presented later this year by the College Baseball Foundation.
Blair has posted a 4-1 record with a 2.77 ERA over 48 2/3 innings in nine starts this season. The right-hander has struck out 56 and walked 19, while holding opponents to a .214 batting average.
The Gretna, Va., native is among the Conference USA leaders in several categories. Blair is currently fourth in ERA, sixth in innings pitched, tied ninth in wins, tied fifth in strikeouts and eighth in opponent batting average.
Blair picked up his first CUSA Pitcher of the Week honor of his career, pitching six shutout innings in his first start of the year, combining with relievers Caleb Lingenfelter and Tyler August for a 3-0 blanking of the St. John’s Red Storm in game two of a doubleheader at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on Feb. 14. The sophomore scattered five hits, striking out 11 and walking two batters. He did not allow a batter past second base during his outing.
Blair and the Flames will face the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs today at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, La. Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m. EST/4 p.m. CST.
