Adley Rutschman Receives 2019 Dick Howser Trophy
June 14, 2019 | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. – The trophy case is overflowing for Oregon State junior Adley Rutschman. On Friday, the Sherwood, Ore., native was named the recipient of the 2019 Dick Howser Trophy, presented annually by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) to the nation's top collegiate player.
Rutschman is the first Oregon State player to ever receive the honor and he is just the second ever from the Pac-12 Conference, joining USC's Mark Prior (2001). Rutschman is also just the fourth catcher to win the award, following Florida's Mike Zunino (2012), Florida State's Buster Posey (2008) and Georgia Tech's Jason Varitek (1994).
"Adley Rutschman certainly is deserving of the 2019 Dick Howser Trophy," said Howser Trophy committee chair David Feaster. "He embodies all the characteristics required for this trophy - leadership, moral character and courage – besides his tremendous performance on the field. He has been a solid leader for one of the most respected baseball programs nationally."
How good was Rutschman's 2019 campaign?
He'll come away with virtually every major award; he was named the Golden Spikes Award winner on Thursday. He was also named the National Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, Perfect Game and D1Baseball.com. The Pac-12's coaches named him the Conference's Player of the Year and he was selected as the Co-Defensive Player of the Year. He's also a finalist for the Buster Posey Award, which is given to the nation's top catcher; the winner of that honor will be announced June 27.
Oh, and he just happened to be the No. 1 overall selection in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Baltimore on June 3.
Rutschman batted .411 in 2019, tied for the second-best mark in Oregon State's single-season history. He smashed the program's single-season record for walks with 76, tied for the fourth-best tally by a Pac-12 player. He hit 17 home runs, drove in 58 runs and posted a national-best .575 on-base percentage while slugging .751. Rutschman reached base safely via a hit, walk or hit by pitch in 56 of 57 games.
Defensively, he was 13-for-27 in stolen-base attempts against and committed just four passed balls.
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Rutschman is the first Oregon State player to ever receive the honor and he is just the second ever from the Pac-12 Conference, joining USC's Mark Prior (2001). Rutschman is also just the fourth catcher to win the award, following Florida's Mike Zunino (2012), Florida State's Buster Posey (2008) and Georgia Tech's Jason Varitek (1994).
"Adley Rutschman certainly is deserving of the 2019 Dick Howser Trophy," said Howser Trophy committee chair David Feaster. "He embodies all the characteristics required for this trophy - leadership, moral character and courage – besides his tremendous performance on the field. He has been a solid leader for one of the most respected baseball programs nationally."
How good was Rutschman's 2019 campaign?
He'll come away with virtually every major award; he was named the Golden Spikes Award winner on Thursday. He was also named the National Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, Perfect Game and D1Baseball.com. The Pac-12's coaches named him the Conference's Player of the Year and he was selected as the Co-Defensive Player of the Year. He's also a finalist for the Buster Posey Award, which is given to the nation's top catcher; the winner of that honor will be announced June 27.
Oh, and he just happened to be the No. 1 overall selection in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Baltimore on June 3.
Rutschman batted .411 in 2019, tied for the second-best mark in Oregon State's single-season history. He smashed the program's single-season record for walks with 76, tied for the fourth-best tally by a Pac-12 player. He hit 17 home runs, drove in 58 runs and posted a national-best .575 on-base percentage while slugging .751. Rutschman reached base safely via a hit, walk or hit by pitch in 56 of 57 games.
Defensively, he was 13-for-27 in stolen-base attempts against and committed just four passed balls.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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