Texas shortstop Jalin Flores has been named a Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist. He is the lone Longhorn to make the list. This season the sophomore standout has hit .347, including a walk-off RBI double last night to give the Horns the win against Kansas.

 

DALLAS (NCBWA) – The Dick Howser Trophy Committee, in conjunction with the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, has denoted the list of semifinalists for the 2024 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear. The prestigious award in college baseball is given to the top player based on two rounds of national voting by NCBWA members.

This year’s 68 candidates come from 18 different conferences and 48 different schools. The Southeastern Conferences leads with 16 semifinalists with the Atlantic Coast having 13, Conference USA with six, Pac-12 with five, Big 12 and West Coast Conference with four apiece, Big West, Conference USA, Southern and Sun Belt with three, the American Athletic, Western Athletic and Ohio Valley with two and the Atlantic-10, CAA, Southland and SWAC with one.

Full list and story here:

https://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2024/05/16/ncbwa-names-semifinalists-for-2024-dick-howser-trophy-presented-by-the-game-headwear

He sure didn't hurt himself by getting two game winning RBIs during the first two games of the Kansas series.

 

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