WICHITA, Kansas – Senior catcher Nate Soria has been named to the 2018 Johnny Bench Award Watch List, marking a fifth straight year a Xavier backstop has been up for the award and the second straight year Soria has been nominated for the honor.
Soria, a Preseason All-BIG EAST selection in 2017, transitioned back to catching during the 2017 season after backing up Dan Rizzie in 2016. Rizzie was nominated for the Bench Award in each of the previous three seasons before graduating last spring.
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