TEMPE, Ariz. – Sun Devil Baseball junior catcher Brian Serven has been named to the watch list for the Johnny Bench Award, given annually to the nation’s top catcher, the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission announced Tuesday.
Serven, who was one of 20 semifinalists for the Johnny Bench Award in 2015, is one of five Pac-12 catchers on this year’s watch list. He has caught 11 runners stealing base this season, which leads all Power Five conference catchers, and his career total of 43 is more than any Sun Devil since 2009. He has a .