COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M standout second baseman Braden Shewmake was one of 25 players named as semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, given annually to college baseball's top player, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) announced Thursday.
Shewmake is the only freshman on the list.
A two-time SEC Freshman of the Week, Shewmake is hitting .345 (78-for-226) with 37 runs, 16 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 61 RBI. He ranks 10th in the nation in RBI (61) and 14th in hits (78). He leads all Division I freshmen in hits, total bases and RBI.
This is the 31st year of the Dick Howser Trophy. The finalists will be announced on Friday, June 9. The 2017 award will be presented at TD Ameritrade Stadium in downtown Omaha, the home of the College World Series for the seventh year. The winner will be unveiled on MLB Network on Friday, June 16 and then a press conference with the winner will be held on Saturday, June 17 at 10 a.m. (CDT), the opening day of the 2017 CWS.
The Dick Howser Trophy, given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager, who died of brain cancer in 1987, is regarded by many as college baseball's most prestigious award. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.
The winner's name is inscribed on the permanent trophy, a bronze bust of Howser displayed at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg - home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Both the winner and his school receive a special trophy to keep.
NCBWA membership includes writers, broadcasters and publicists. Designed to promote and publicize college baseball, it is the sport's only college media-related organization, founded in 1962.
Shewmake is the only freshman on the list.
A two-time SEC Freshman of the Week, Shewmake is hitting .345 (78-for-226) with 37 runs, 16 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 61 RBI. He ranks 10th in the nation in RBI (61) and 14th in hits (78). He leads all Division I freshmen in hits, total bases and RBI.
This is the 31st year of the Dick Howser Trophy. The finalists will be announced on Friday, June 9. The 2017 award will be presented at TD Ameritrade Stadium in downtown Omaha, the home of the College World Series for the seventh year. The winner will be unveiled on MLB Network on Friday, June 16 and then a press conference with the winner will be held on Saturday, June 17 at 10 a.m. (CDT), the opening day of the 2017 CWS.
The Dick Howser Trophy, given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager, who died of brain cancer in 1987, is regarded by many as college baseball's most prestigious award. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.
The winner's name is inscribed on the permanent trophy, a bronze bust of Howser displayed at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg - home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Both the winner and his school receive a special trophy to keep.
NCBWA membership includes writers, broadcasters and publicists. Designed to promote and publicize college baseball, it is the sport's only college media-related organization, founded in 1962.