Before they begin their regional competition this weekend, Texas Tech baseball’s Orlando Garcia and Steven Gingery were named finalists for two awards Wednesday presented by the College Baseball Foundation.
Garcia, a junior, is one of five selections for the 2017 Brooks Wallace Award, which honors the nation’s top shortstop and is named after a former Texas Tech infielder. Gingery, a sophomore left-handed hurler, is one of five finalists for the Pitcher of the Year Award.
A Red Raiders has never won either award, but the Texas Tech honorees are the only student-athletes represented from a Texas school or the Big 12.