WICHITA, Kan. – University of South Alabama baseball catcher Jared Barnes was named to the 2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List presented by BaseballSavings.com, as announced Wednesday by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission.
Barnes is batting .316 with 10 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 27 RBI and 26 runs scored in 42 games played. In 20 Sun Belt Conference games, the Tallahassee, Fla., native is hitting .359 with four doubles, one triple, three home runs, 15 RBI and 17 runs scored. Barnes ranks sixth in the SBC in slugging percentage (.