Troy University Athletics
Bryant Quarterfinalist for Wallace Award
5/8/2010 5:15:00 PM | Baseball
LUBBOCK, Texas – The quarterfinalists for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award were released today by the College Baseball Foundation. The revised list features 25 of the nation's finest shortstops.
The Wallace Award, sponsored by Mizuno, recognizes the nation's top shortstop and will be presented on July 2 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the College Baseball Awards Show.
“These players have recorded some very impressive statistics,” said Kevin Dunagan, Wallace Award co-chair. “They started the season strong and have continued to build on that success.”
The revised watch list features shortstops from 15 conferences, with the ACC, Big 12 and SEC leading the pack with three representatives each.
Ryan Soares of George Mason leads the watch list in batting average (.411). He also has 60 RBIs and a .975 fielding percentage.
Adam Bryant of Troy has the highest fielding percentage at .991 to go along with his .356 batting average, 44 RBI and 14 home runs.
The leading home run hitter on the list is Morehead State's Drew Lee, who has 15 on the season, along with 14 doubles and one triple. He also leads in RBIs, with 62.
“We have a very strong field of candidates for this award again this year,” Dunagan said. “I have no doubt they will continue to put up strong numbers as the season winds down.”
Bryant, who leads the Troy team in home runs, doubles (15) and triples (6), was the only player from the Sun Belt Conference named to the Wallace Award list.
BROOKS WALLACE AWARD WATCH LIST
The College Baseball Awards Show will take place on July 2 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of a nearly weeklong schedule of festivities sponsored by the College Baseball Foundation. The events also include the induction ceremony for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Name | School | Conference |
| Josh Rutledge | Alabama | SEC |
| Drew Maggi | Arizona State | Pac-10 |
| Tim Carver | Arkansas | SEC |
| Christian Colon | Cal State Fullerton | Big West |
| Marcus Semien | California | Pac-10 |
| Taylor Motter | Coastal Carolina | Big South |
| Neal Pritchard | Elon | Southern |
| Stephen Wickens | Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun |
| Ryan Soares | George Mason | Colonial |
| Derek Dietrich | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| Carter Jurica | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Adam Duvall | Louisville | Big East |
| Austin Nola | Louisiana State | SEC |
| Jonathan Roof | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Drew Lee | Morehead State | OVC |
| Ryan Aguayo | New Mexico State | WAC |
| Caleb Bushyhead | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Kenton Parmley | Southeast Missouri State | OVC |
| Justin Boudreaux | Southeastern Louisiana | Southland |
| Brodie Greene | Texas A&M | Big 12 |
| Adam Bryant | Troy | Sun Belt |
| Tyler Cannon | Virginia | ACC |
| Sam Roberts | Virginia Military | Big South |
| Tim Smalling | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| Jedd Gyorko | West Virginia | Big East |
