Doran Named to Stopper of the Year Watch List

DALLAS – Western Michigan fifth-year right-hander Turner Doran has been named to the preliminary Watch List for the twenty first annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year award. It marks the third straight yr a WMU pitcher has earned a spot on the preseason Watch List, and second consecutive season Doran has landed on the checklist.
 
Last season, Doran made 16 appearances out of the Western Michigan bullpen and posted a team-best 4.21 ERA over his 25.2 innings of labor. The righty compiled 30 strikeouts and led the Broncos with a strikeout charge of 10.52 Okay/9.
 
An Academic All-MAC choice in 2025, Doran got here by way of in a number of large moments for WMU, together with closing out the mixed no-hitter in opposition to The Citadel, Western Michigan’s first no-hitter since 1997. In convention play, he had a 3.0-inning save to clinch a sequence victory at NIU, and fired 3.0 scoreless frames to select up the win and end off a sequence sweep in opposition to Central Michigan.
 
Doran and the Broncos start their 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 13, down in Port Charlotte, Fla., with the opener of a three-game Opening Weekend sequence in opposition to Pitt.