Schmidt, Beer Make Howser Trophy Cut
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt has been named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by Easton Foundations and awarded by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The award is given to the top player in collegiate baseball.
Schmidt is 9-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 14 starts. He has allowed 34 runs, 29 earned, on 86 hits in 96.0 innings. Schmidt has struck out 108 to just 20 walks, opponents are batting .236 against him.
This is the 30th year of the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by Easton Foundations. The finalists will be announced on Thursday, June 9. The 2016 award will be presented at TD Ameritrade Stadium in downtown Omaha, the home of the College World Series for the sixth year. The winner will be unveiled on MLB Network on Friday, June 17 and then a press conference with the winner will be held on Saturday, June 18 at 10 a.m. (CDT), the opening day of the 2016 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.
2016 DICK HOWSER TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS
Pos. Name, School
Peter Alonso, 1B, Florida
Luken Baker, UTL, TCU
Seth Beer, OF, Clemson
Jake Burger, 3B, Missouri State
Joseph Camacho, SP, Alabama State
CJ Chatham, SS, Florida Atlantic
Zack Collins, C, Miami
Will Craig, 3B, Wake Forest
Chris DeVito, C, New Mexico
Nick Feight, C, UNC Wilmington
Matt Fiedler, UTL, Minnesota
Jameson Fisher, 1B, Southeastern Louisiana
Bryan Garcia, RP, Miami
Thomas Hackimer, RP, St. John’s
Darrick Hall, 1B, Dallas Baptist
Drew Harrington, SP, Louisville
Kevin Hill, SP, South Alabama
Dakota Hudson, SP, Mississippi State
Connor Jones, SP, Virginia
Connor Justus, SS, Georgia Tech
Eric Lauer, SP, Kent State
Kyle Lewis, OF, Mercer
Brendan McKay, UTL, Louisville
Hunter Melton, 1B, Texas A&M
Brian Mims, 2B, UNC Wilmington
Dylan Moore, RP, Louisiana-Lafayette
Sheldon Neuse, SS, Oklahoma
Jake Noll, 2B, Florida Gulf Coast
Corey Raley, DH, Texas Tech
Troy Rallings, RP, Washington
Corey Ray, OF, Louisville
Bryan Reynolds, OF, Vanderbilt
John Sansone, 3B, Florida State
Clarke Schmidt, SP, South Carolina
Ryan Scott, OF, Little Rock
Nick Senzel, 3B, Tennessee
Colton Shaver, DH, BYU
Logan Shore, SP, Florida
Nick Solak, 2B, Louisville
Matt Thaiss, C, Virginia
Taylor Walls, SS, Florida State
Boomer White, 3B, Texas A&M
G.K. Young, DH, Coastal Carolina
