Some athletes have “hello world” moments in college sports.

Collin Liberatore has had a “hello world” season at Indiana State.

The junior starting pitcher was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year.

Liberatore, a righthander from Greensburg Central Catholic who transferred from Pitt and sat out a season, also was selected to the All-MVC first team.

He led the conference with a 10-1 record over 14 starts on the mound. He lasted seven or more innings seven times. He has a 2.45 ERA with 67 strikeouts and 27 walks in 91.2 innings.

In April, he went 4-0 with a 1.10 ERA.

Opponents are batting .202 againt him.

The Sycamores (36-15) will travel to Normal, Ill. to play in the MVC championship against Evansville (24-27) at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

He made an immediate impact on the mound for the Sycamores and for that, @CollinLib21 earned @MVCsports Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-MVC! #MarchOn pic.twitter.com/nkaPtIq2kB

— Sycamore Baseball (@IndStBaseball) May 21, 2019

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