ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell baseball freshman right-handed pitcher Ross Yoshida has been named a Second Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game, the organization announced Thursday afternoon.

Yoshida is the third Cornell player to earn Freshman All-America recognition, joining fellow relief pitcher Kellen Urbon, who was named a Louisville Slugger and NCBWA Freshman All-American in 2012, and Justin Milo, who earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors in 2007.

The Orchard Park, N.Y., native finished his first collegiate season with a 3-1 record, one save and a 2.89 ERA over 43 2/3 innings, earning him Ivy League Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-Ivy honors. He held opponents to an Ancient Eight-best .199 batting average (31-for-156) and posted 42 strikeouts, the fourth-most by a Cornell freshman pitcher in program history and the most by a first-year hurler since Noah Keller fanned 50 in 2023.

Across eight relief outings in Ivy League play, Yoshida recorded all of his decisions and posted the conference's third-best ERA (2.28), allowing seven earned runs across 27 2/3 innings. He issued the fewest walks of any qualifying Ancient Eight hurler (four) and held opponents to a .170 batting average (16-for-94).

Yoshida closed out the regular season on a dominant run, yielding just two earned runs on six hits over his final six appearances and 19 2/3 innings, posting a 0.92 ERA and 0.46 WHIP and holding opponents to a .100 average (6-for-60).