Appel named finalist for Senior CLASS Award

April 24, 2013, 10:27 p.m.

Senior ace Mark Appel has lived up to expectations after deciding to return to Stanford instead of leave for the MLB. (BOTAU HU/The Stanford Daily)

On Wednesday, senior ace Mark Appel became one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, an honor recognizing student-athletes who have accomplished “notable achievements in…community, classroom, character and competition.”

The Houston native has made his presence known on Friday nights — three of his nine starts so far resulted in complete games. Appel, a preseason All-American, is 7-2 on the season with a 1.54 ERA. The righthander has been unhittable at times, tallying a conference-leading 84 strikeouts while giving up just one home run in over 70 innings pitched.

The winner of the Senior CLASS Award will be announced in late June, at the College World Series in Omaha.

George Chen is a senior staff writer at The Stanford Daily who writes football, football and more football. Previously he worked at The Daily as the President and Editor in Chief, Executive Editor, Managing Editor of Sports, the football beat reporter and a sports desk editor. George also co-authored The Daily's recent book documenting the rise of Stanford football, "Rags to Roses." He is a senior from Painted Post, NY majoring in Biology. To contact him, please email at [email protected].

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