Ten winners have been announced for the 2022 Johnny Bench Awards presented by MSA Sport, which honor the top NCAA Division I male and female college catchers along with the top high school baseball and softball catchers from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia.
Ohio's winner is Badin High School's Jimmy Nugent, who will next play at Penn State. Nugent was first-team all-state for the Rams, a team that has been to the Division II state semifinals each of the past two seasons.
He hit .305 with three home runs, 35 runs batted in and 10 stolen bases.