Grambling State’s Marshawn Taylor has been included in the initial watch list for the honor of the nation’s top shortstop from a group of 53 in NCAA Division I college baseball as the 2018 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List is announced.
Taylor is in the midst of another outstanding season. He has started in 40 games this season. The junior leads the Tigers in seven of eleven offensive categories at the plate including a team high .400 batting average, 165 at bats, 43 runs scored, 66 hits, 3 triples and fewest strikeouts with 9. In the stolen base department, Taylor has stolen 17 of 21 attempts. As well, he has 36 runs batted in. The slick fielding shortstop was Black College Nines HBCU Baseball Player of The Year last season and a preseason 2018 BCN All-Elite.
The award, sponsored by Mizuno, honors the top collegiate shortstop in the nation and will be presented this summer by the College Baseball Foundation. The award is named after former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
BROOKS WALLACE AWARD WATCH LIST
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Name |
School |
Conference |
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Jax Biggers |
Arkansas |
SEC |
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Vinny Capra |
Richmond |
Atlantic 10 |
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Chris Cook |
East Tennessee State |
Southern |
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Logan Davidson |
Clemson |
ACC |
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Cole Daily |
Notre Dame |
ACC |
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Michael Davis |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
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Scott Dubrule |
Jacksonville |
Atlantic Sun |
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Jeremy Eierman |
Missouri State |
Missouri Valley |
|
Ike Freeman |
North Carolina |
ACC |
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Andrew Fregia |
Sam Houston State |
Southland |
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Tyler Fitzgerald |
Louisville |
ACC |
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Matt Forlow |
Manhattan |
Metro Atlantic |
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David Garza |
Tennessee Tech |
Ohio Valley |
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Jimmy Glowenke |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
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Nick Grande |
Stony Brook |
American East |
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Cadyn Grenier |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
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Chris Givin |
Xavier |
Big East |
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Michael Hartnagel |
Butler |
Big East |
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Nico Hoerner |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
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Will Holland |
Auburn |
SEC |
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Connor Kaiser |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
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Ryland Kerr |
Eastern Kentucky |
Ohio Valley |
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Grae Kessinger |
Mississippi |
SEC |
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Zach Kone |
Duke |
ACC |
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Connor Kopach |
Southern Illinois |
Missouri Valley |
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Garrett Kueber |
Austin Peay |
Ohio Valley |
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Seth Lancaster |
Coastal Carolina |
Sun Belt |
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Andres Lipcius |
Tennessee |
SEC |
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Deacon Liput |
Florida |
SEC |
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Reid Leonard |
Morehead State |
Ohio Valley |
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Robbie Metz |
George Washington |
Atlantic 10 |
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Owen Miller |
Illinois State |
Missouri Valley |
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Ryne Ogren |
Elon |
Colonial |
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Joey Ortiz |
New Mexico State |
WAC |
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Jake Palomaki |
Boston College |
ACC |
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Michael Perri |
San Francisco |
West Coast |
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Robert Salazar |
Abilene Christian |
Southland |
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Mike Salvatore |
Florida State |
ACC |
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Matt Sanders |
Troy |
Sun Belt |
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Max Schuemann |
Eastern Michigan |
Mid-American |
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Sam Shaikin |
Valparaiso |
Horizon |
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Cam Shepard |
Georgia |
SEC |
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Braden Shewmake |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
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Dalton Skelton |
Louisiana Tech |
Conference USA |
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Josh Somdecerff |
Central Arkansas |
Southland |
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Bryson Stott |
UNLV |
Mountain West |
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Marshawn Taylon |
Grambling |
SWAC |
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Cameron Thompson |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
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Terrin Vavra |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
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Will Wilson |
North Carolina State |
ACC |
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Tyler Yamaguchi |
Northern Colorado |
WAC |
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David Yanni |
Pittsburgh |
ACC |
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RJ Yeager |
Mercer |
Southern |