WICHITA, Kan. — Saint Mary’s baseball junior catcher Nate Nolan was named Tuesday to the 2016 Johnny Bench Award watch list, an award given annually to the top NCAA Division I catcher, as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission.
Nolan joins 73 other Division I catchers on the watch list. The list will be narrowed down to the semifinalists, whom will be announced May 18. Ballots will be sent to the national voting panel at the end of May for a vote to determine the three finalists. The finalists will be announced June 6, and a final vote among the national committee will occur during the College World Series.