LUBBOCK, Texas ? Six WAC baseball players join 114 other student-athletes that have been named to the 2007 Wallace Watch released Monday by the CBF in Lubbock, TX. The Brooks Wallace Award is presented annually to the national college baseball player of the year. The 2006 winner, Brad Lincoln of Houston, signed last summer to play professionally for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Wallace Watch will be trimmed to 12 semi-finalists by late May. Then the selection committee will narrow the list to three finalists following the NCAA Super Regionals, prior to the College World Series. The finalists, their head coaches, and their parents will be invited to Lubbock, TX, for a schedule of special events tied to the award banquet, which will again be nationally televised by Fox Sports Network and Fox College Sports.
Dedicated to the memory of former Texas Tech shortstop and assistant coach, Wallace was a slick-fielding shortstop at Texas Tech from 1977 to 1980. A 4-year starter, he was named All-Southwest Conference and All-District Six his senior year when he led the Red Raiders to their first-ever appearance in the Southwest Conference Tournament. After playing two years in the Texas Rangers organization, he returned to Texas Tech and served as a graduate assistant and later as an assistant coach. In the summer of 1984 he was diagnosed with cancer and fought the disease courageously until his death on March 24, 1985, at age 27. The Plano, Texas, native was married to the former Sandy Arnold and they had one daughter, Lindsay Ryan.
The selection committee for the Wallace Award is comprised of a national panel of preeminent coaches, sports information directors, former winners and beat media who most closely follow the sport. Screening Committee members will evaluate the candidates and will continue their review throughout the entire baseball season. The list will expand and contract during the regular season and additional Wallace Watch candidates may be added as the season progresses. Voting for the three finalists and the Wallace Award winner will be conducted by confidential balloting, with totals tabulated by the J.W.Anderson & Associates accounting firm in Lubbock, TX.
2007 Wallace Watch
Beau Mills, 3B, Fresno State
Justin Frash, UT, Hawai’i
Jericho Jones, P-OF, Louisiana Tech
Matt Bowman, OF, Nevada
Adam Harvey, INF, New Mexico State
Ryan Angel, OF, San Jose State
Emeel Salem, OF, Alabama
Marcus Davis, OF, Alcorn State
Bill Rhinehart, OF, Arizona
Eric Sogard, 2B, Arizona State
Ike Davis, P-Ath, Arizona State
Nick Schmidt, P, Arkansas
Danny Hamblin, 1B-3B, Arkansas
Milan Dinga, Ath-P, Army
Nick Hill, P, Army
Mike Bianucci, DH-INF, Auburn
Justin Rogers, 1B, Ball State
Beamer Weems, SS, Baylor
Jared McGuire, LF, Boston College
Jordan Muir, P, BYU
Wes Roemer, P, Cal State Fullerton
Tyson Ross, P, California
Bryan Mitzel, OF, Central Michigan
Aaron Bray, 3B, Charlotte
Andy D’Alessio, 1B, Clemson
Taylor Harbin, 2B, Clemson
Nick Chigges, P, College of Charleston
Austin Krum, OF, Dallas Baptist
Brandon Menchaca, OF, Delaware
Christian Friedrich, P, Eastern Kentucky
Steve Bradshaw, 1B, Eastern Michigan
Robert Rodebaugh, DH, Elon
Pat Tumilty, 1B-UT, Evansville
Matt LaPorta, 1B, Florida
Dennis Guinn, 1B, Florida State
Jonathan Wyatt, OF, Georgia
Matt Wieters, Ath-C-P, Georgia Tech
Danny Payne, OF-P, Georgia Tech
Luis Flores, C-P, Houston
Matt Dobbins, P-DH, Jacksonville
Nick Cleckler, OF, Jacksonville State
Kellen Kulbacki, OF, James Madison
Erik Morrison, INF, Kansas
Kevin Coughlin, C, Kentucky
Collin Cowgill, OF, Kentucky
Bobby Blevins, P, Le Moyne
Brad Meyers, P, LMU
Robert Perry, OF, Long Beach State
Brian McCullough, P, Longwood
Hunter Moody, P, Louisiana Lafayette
Logan Johnson, 2B-UT, Louisville
J. T. Wise, OF, LSU
Curt Smith, 3B, Maine
Matt Rizzotti, 1B, Manhattan
Brendan Murphy, 1B-DH, Marshall
Charlie Kingrey, OF, McNeese State
Adam Amar, 1B, Memphis
Jemile Weeks, 2B, Miami
John Ely, P, Miami (OH)
Eric Rose, OF, Michigan
Matt Nohelty, OF, Minnesota
Jeffrey Rea, 2B, Mississippi State
Jacob Priday, OF, Missouri
Nolan Keene, OF, Missouri State
Dustin Pease, P, Mount St. Mary’s
Mitch Harris, P, Navy
Ramon Corona, 2B, NC State
Ryan Wherle, SS, Nebraska
Tony Watson, P, Nebraska
Daniel Stovall, 1B, New Mexico
Bryan Cryer, P, New Orleans
Chad Flack, 1B, North Carolina
Josh Horton, SS, North Carolina
Charlie Gamble, 3B, North Carolina A&T
Kevin Sandberg, 3B-1B, Northern Colorado
Scott Simon, OF, Northern Illinois
Brandon Douglas, SS, Northern Iowa
Antonio Mule, DH, Northwestern
Wade Korpi, P, Notre Dame
Joe Esposito, DH-P, NY Tech
Larry Gempp, Jr., OF, Illinois-Chicago
J. B. Shuck, UT-P, Ohio State
Dan DeLucia, P, Ohio State
Ryan Mottern, Ath-P, Oklahoma
Tyler Mach, 3B, Oklahoma State
Corey Brown, OF, Oklahoma State
Mark Mangini, INF, Oklahoma State
Zack Cowart, SS, Ole Miss
Cody Satterwhite, P, Ole Miss
Chris Ashman, P, Oral Roberts
Darwin Barney, SS, Oregon State
Justin Baum, INF, Pacific
Barry Enright, P, Pepperdine
Wrandel Taylor, P, Prairie View A&M
Christian Staehely, P, Princeton
Brian Friday, SS, Rice
Joe Savery, P-1B, Rice
Joe Mahoney, 1B, Richmond
Todd Frazier, SS, Rutgers
Josh Ehmke, P, Samford
Brian Matusz, P, San Diego
Joe Spiers, SS, San Diego State
Aaron Poreda, P, San Francisco
Marcus Cortes, P-ATH, Savannah State
Dan McDonald, P-DH, Seton Hall
David Doss, INF-P, South Alabama
Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina
Matt Cusick, 3B, Southern California
Kevin Koski, OF, Southern Illinois
Trey Sutton, 2B, Southern Miss
Brian Pellegrini, 1B-P, St. Bonaventure
Chris Joachim, 1B, St. John’s
Ryan Bird, P, St. Louis
Michael Taylor, OF, Stanford
Shane Jordan, OF, Stetson
Jake Arrieta, P, TCU
J. P. Arencibia, C, Tennessee
Julio Borbon, OF, Tennessee
Kyle Russell, OF, Texas
Adrian Alaniz, P, Texas
Blake Stouffer, 3B, Texas A&M
Chris Wall, P, Texas A&M-CC
Roger Kieschnick, OF, Texas Tech
Matt Smith, C, Texas Tech
Josh Dew, UT-P, Troy
Warren McFadden, OF, Tulane
Brad Emaus, 2B, Tulane
Blair Erickson, P, UC Irvine
James Simmons, P, UC Riverside
Steve Blevins, P, UCINN
Brandon Crawford, SS, UCLA
Keith Smith, DH-INF, UNLV
Addison Maruszak, SS, USF
Jay Brossman, OF, Utah
Tim Haines, P, UT-Pan American
Dan Bulow, 1B, UVSC
Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Vanderbilt
David Price, P, Vanderbilt
Sergio Miranda, SS, VCU
Sean Doolittle, P-1B, Virginia
Allan Dykstra, 1B, Wake Forest
Matt Hague, OF, Washington
Jared Prince, OF, Washington State
Steven Strausbaugh, OF, Western Carolina
Damon Sublett, 2B-P, Wichita State
Aaron Shafer, P, Wichita State
Alex Wilson, P, Winthrop
Ross Oeder, 2B, Wright State