Shemar Page pitched a perfect game April 22, 2022
Grambling State University graduate student Shemar Page has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2022 Dick Howser Trophy, presented by The Game Headware in conjunction with the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. The Dick Howser Trophy is one of college baseball’s most prestigeous awards.
Shemar Page of Laurel, Mississippi, is one of the top utility players in the country currently hitting .327 with 29 runs scored, seven doubles, six triples, two home runs and 24 runs batted in. On the hill, Page has a 2.69 earned run average and is 7-4 on the season. In 13 appearances, he’s tossed four complete games in 87.0 innings pitched while striking out 124 batters.
Page was named on Black College Nines list of “Who’s Hot” and SWAC Player of the Week when he became just the 34th NCAA Division I pitcher in history to toss a perfect game in Grambling State’s 16-0 seven-inning victory over Alcorn State this past April 22. He currently leads the SWAC in strikeouts.
Balloting was done by the NCBWA in conjunction with the Dick Howser Trophy Committee and the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce. The award, given to the top player in collegiate baseball, is based on two rounds of national voting.
This is the 35th year of the Dick Howser Trophy. The finalists will be announced on Thursday, June 9.
2022 DICK HOWSER TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS
Pos. Name, School
Drew Beam, SP, Tennessee
Jacob Berry, 3B, LSU
Enrique Bradford Jr., OF, Vanderbilt
Jonathan Brand, SP, Miami
Chase Burns, SP, Tennessee
Justin Campbell, SP, Oklahoma State
Jonathan Cannon, SP, Georgia
Michael Carico, 1B, Davidson
Carlos Contreras, OF, Sam Houston State
Matt Coutney, 1B, Old Dominion
Dylan Crews, OF, LSU
Sonny DiChiara, 1B, Auburn
Chase Dollander, SP, Tennessee
Andy Garriola, OF, Old Dominion
Jake Gelof, 3B, Virginia
Tanner Hall, SP, Southern Miss
Thomas Harrington, SP, Campbell
Cooper Hjerpe, SP, Oregon State
Gabriel Hughes, SP, Gonzaga
Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech
Jace Jung, 2B, Texas Tech
Dominic Keegan, C, Vanderbilt
Brooks Lee, SS, Cal Poly
Trey Lipscomb, 3B, Tennessee
Ivan Melendez, 1B, Texas
Jacob Melton, OF, Oregon State
Parker Messick, SP, Florida State
Shemar Page, UT, Grambling
Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech
Ryan Ramsey, SP, Maryland
Tanner Schobel, SS, Virginia Tech
Dalton Shuffield, OF, Texas State
Murphy Stehly, OF, Texas
Daniel Susac, C, Arizona
Jake Thompson, OF, Oklahoma State
Drew Thorpe, SP, Cal Poly
Max Wagner, 3B, Clemson
Andrew Walters, RP, Miami
Tommy White, DH, NC State