Jean garners fifth All-America honour

ABC alum and Houston Cougars left-hander Antoine Jean (Montreal, Que.) earned All-America honours when he was named to the College Baseball Foundation All-America Team on Wednesday. Photo: University of Houston Athletics

June 25, 2025

University of Houston Athletics News Release

HOUSTON – For the fifth time this summer, pitcher Antoine Jean earned All-America honours after being named to the College Baseball Foundation All-America Team on Wednesday.

The southpaw is one of just two relief pitchers in the country to be named to all five All-America teams (Baseball America, NCBWA, ABCA, Perfect Game and College Baseball Foundation), joined by Arizona's Tony Pluta.

Jean, who is ranked No. 4 on the 2025 Canadian Baseball Network Draft List, is Houston's 29th All-American and is the first Cougar since 2017 to earn All-America honours from multiple organizations. The Montreal native is the first Cougar pitcher since 2006 to earn All-America honours from five or more publications in the same season.

The All-American led the Big 12 in ERA, hits allowed per nine, strikeout-to-walk ratio, strikeouts per nine, and WHIP while finishing second in total strikeouts and sixth in saves.

Jean became the first relief pitcher to win Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2025 and was Houston's second 100+ strikeout reliever in program history. The lefty posted 12 scoreless relief appearances and 13, five-plus strikeout outings, while his 110 strikeouts were the most by a Cougar since 2018.

In addition to those conference ranks, Jean was second nationally in strikeouts per nine (14.78) and hits allowed per nine (5.37), eighth in WHIP (0.90) 17th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.50) 18th in ERA (2.55) and 19th in total strikeouts (110).