The Longhorns’ first baseman recognized as college baseball’s best player.
OMAHA, Neb. – No. 9 Texas Baseball's Ivan Melendez has been named the 35th recipient of the 2022 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headware, recognizing him as college baseball's player of the year in 2022.
Melendez leads the country with 32 home runs, 94 RBI, an .886 slugging percentage and 209 total bases. He became Texas Baseball's home run king with 32 blasts this season, surpassing Kyle Russell's 28 homers in 2007 for the program record. The 32 home runs are the most in the BBCOR era, surpassing Kris Bryant's 31 homers in 2013.