University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Trahan And Baranik Remain on Wallace Award/POY Watch Lists
5/23/2014 8:40:00 PM | Baseball
LUBBOCK, Texas – Junior Carson Baranik and sophomore Blake Trahan were honored by the Collegiate Baseball Hall of Fame this week as the pair remained on the latest Pitcher of the Year and Brooks Wallace Award watch lists.
Baranik was one of the 18 players remaining on the Pitcher of the Year watch list, while Trahan was one of the 16 players left on the Brooks Wallace Award watch list.
"It's an honor and a privilege to have one of your players considered among the best at their position," head coach Tony Robichaux said. "This is both an honor for them individually and for our program. Both Blake and Carson have worked hard to get to this point and have played a part in our success this season. They will tell you that they couldn't have gotten to this point without the other guys on the team."
Baranik leads the Sun Belt with a 10-1 record and has a 3.30 ERA in 92.2 innings. The right-hander has a team-best 69 strikeouts and two complete-game shutouts. Opponents are hitting just .233 against Baranik.
Trahan is hitting .332 on the season seeing action in all 58 games thus far. The Kinder, La., native has driven in 38 runs on 74 hits including 11 doubles and three home runs. The sophomore shortstop has only nine errors in over 250 attempts this season.
The Brooks Wallace Award, sponsored by Mizuno, recognizes the nation's top shortstop and will be presented during the National College Baseball Hall of Fame's Night of Champions along with the Pitcher of the Year Award, sponsored by Diamond, on June 28 in Lubbock, Texas.
For more information on the Brooks Wallace Award, the Pitcher of the Year Award or the National College Baseball Hall of Fame's Night of Champions, visit www.collegebaseballhall.org.
BROOKS WALLACE AWARD WATCH LIST
Name School Conference
Blake Schmit Maryland ACC
Michael Russell North Carolina ACC
Trea Turner North Carolina State ACC
Pat Sweeney Rutgers American Athletic
Michael Massi Mercer Atlantic Sun
D.J. Ruhlman Seton Hall Big East
Dalton Britt Liberty Big South
Peter Van Gansen Cal Poly Big West
Tyler Wampler Indiana State Missouri Valley
Sam Haggerty New Mexico Mountain West
Dylan Bosheers Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley
Mikey White Alabama SEC
Alex Bregman LSU SEC
Vince Conde Vanderbilt SEC
Blake Trahan Louisiana Sun Belt
Kyle Holder San Diego West Coast
PITCHER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST
NAME TEAM CONFERENCE
Nick Howard Virginia ACC
Nathan Kirby Virginia ACC
Michael Murray Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun
Brendan McCurry Oklahoma State Big 12
Josh Prevost Seton Hall Big East
Casey Bloomquist Cal Poly Big West
Sam Moore UC Irvine Big West
Andrew Morales UC Irvine Big West
Mike Franco Florida International Conference USA
Blake Fox Rice Conference USA
Kyle Freeland Evansville Missouri Valley
Jace Fry Oregon State Pac-12
Ben Wetzler Oregon State Pac-12
Tyler Davis Washington Pac-12
Aaron Nola LSU SEC
Carson Baranik Louisiana Sun Belt
Sam Street UT-Pan American WAC
Aaron Brown Pepperdine West Coast
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