COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M third baseman Boomer White was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association District VII Player of the Year, one of 11 players recognized by the NCBWA on Friday.
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White, who was the SEC Player of the Year and is a finalist for the Howser Trophy, led Texas A&M into this weekend's NCAA Super Regional round by hitting .398 with a .533 slugging percentage and a .476 OBP. The Houston, Texas native has 98 hits on the season – including an SEC record 57 during conference play – and needs 10 more to break Texas A&M's single-season record. White, who also was an All-SEC first-teamer and a member of the NCAA College Station Regional All-Tournament Team, has 46 RBI, 49 runs, 18 doubles and five homers on the season, while walking 33 times and swiping 10 bases.
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He has already picked up All-America recognition from Baseball America (first team) and Collegiate Baseball (third team).
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District VII includes all of the schools in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
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White, who was the SEC Player of the Year and is a finalist for the Howser Trophy, led Texas A&M into this weekend's NCAA Super Regional round by hitting .398 with a .533 slugging percentage and a .476 OBP. The Houston, Texas native has 98 hits on the season – including an SEC record 57 during conference play – and needs 10 more to break Texas A&M's single-season record. White, who also was an All-SEC first-teamer and a member of the NCAA College Station Regional All-Tournament Team, has 46 RBI, 49 runs, 18 doubles and five homers on the season, while walking 33 times and swiping 10 bases.
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He has already picked up All-America recognition from Baseball America (first team) and Collegiate Baseball (third team).
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District VII includes all of the schools in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.