The awards keep coming for Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman, who was named the national player of the year Thursday by Collegiate Baseball.

Rutschman is hitting .419 and leads the NCAA Division I level with in on-base percentage. He has hit a career best 17 home runs this season.

The OSU junior was named Pac-12 player of the year and a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award as amateur baseball’s best player on Wednesday.

The Beavers open the 2019 NCAA Baseball Tournament at 7 p.m. Friday against Cincinnati in the Corvallis Regional.

-- Ken Goe