WICHITA, Kansas – Senior catcher Dan Rizzie has been named to the 2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List for a third straight year, joining 15 other catchers that were named to the list by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission on Wednesday.
The award is presented annually to the top catcher at the NCAA Division I level.
An Orland Park, Ill. native, Rizzie was a 2016 preseason All-BIG EAST selection – even after missing most of the 2015 season to injury. He currently sits third in the BIG EAST with eight home runs and leads XU in hits (49), multi-hit games (15) and batting average (.