Scott Reese Added to Brooks Wallace Award Watch
4/18/2005 7:00:00 AM | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. - Creighton’s Scott Reese has been added to the Brooks Wallace Award watch list announced Monday. The award is presented annually to the national baseball player of the year. Kurt Suzuki of Cal State Fullerton was the winner of the 2004 Brooks Wallace Award.
Reese is second in the nation with eight wins - all in relief - and leads Creighton with four saves. The sophomore has a 1.92 ERA in 21-appearances out of the bullpen. In Missouri Valley Conference play, Reese has yet to give up an earned run in 17 1/3 innings. The left-hander joins Evansville’s Erik Lis and Wichita State’s Mike Pelfrey as the only three MVC players to appear on the watch list.
Dedicated to the memory of former Texas Tech shortstop and assistant coach, Brooks Wallace was a slick-fielding shortstop at Texas Tech from 1977 to 1980. A 4-year starter, he was named All-Southwest Conference and All-District Six his senior year when he led the Red Raiders to their first-ever appearance in the Southwest Conference Tournament. After playing two years in the Texas Rangers organization, he returned to Texas Tech and served as a graduate assistant and later as an assistant coach. In the summer of 1984 he was diagnosed with cancer and fought the disease courageously until his death on March 24, 1985, at age 27.
The Wallace Watch will be trimmed to 12 semi-finalists by Tuesday, May 22, 2005. The selection committee will narrow the list to three finalists following the NCAA Super Regionals at a press conference in Omaha on Thursday, June 16, 2005. The finalists, their head coaches, and their parents will be invited to Lubbock, TX, for a golf tournament, a welcome dinner and the award banquet.
Complete 2005 Wallace Watch
Byron Barber, OF, College of Charleston
Ryne Malone, 1B, Florida State
Dennis Bigley, DH/P, Oral Roberts
Ian Kennedy, P, USC
Cameron Blair, SS, Texas Tech
Ryan Patterson, OF, LSU
Travis Buck, OF, Arizona State
Matthew Inouye, OF, Hawai’i
Steve Caravati, OF, Ohio State
Christian Vitters, 2B, Fresno State
Cesar Carillo, P, Miami
Ryan Chambers, OF, BYU
Brad Corley, OF, Mississippi State
Jeff Corsaletti, OF, Florida
Trevor Crowe, OF, Arizona
Andy Hunter, 1B, Minnesota
Ryan Doherty, P, Notre Dame
Shelby Ford, SS, TCU
Michael Paulk, 1B, Cal State Northridge
Jack McLintock, OF, SDSU
Michael Gardner, P, Texas-Arlington
Matt McHargue, 1B, USF
Jim Geldhof, 3B, Central Michigan
Marc Maddox, 1B, Southern Miss
Danny Gil, P, Miami
Ty Wright, DH/ATH, Oklahoma St.
Alex Gordon, 3B, Nebraska
Brian Bogusevic, DH/ATH, Tulane
Stephen Head, DH/P, Mississippi
Eric Thornton, DH/ATH, Oklahoma
Lance Pendleton, OF, Rice
Kris Harvey, DH/ATH, Clemson
Warner Jones, 2B, Vanderbilt
Dan Stovall, 1B, New Mexico
Wade LeBlanc, P, Alabama
Zeke Parraz, SS, UNLV
Seth Johnston, SS, Texas
Zack Zuercher, P, Rhode Island
Jeff Lincecum, P, Washington
Steven Blackwood, OF, Geo.Tech
Jed Lowrie, 2B, Stanford
Jacob Butler, OF, Nevada
Tim Mascia, OF, Florida Atlantic
Dallas Morris, 3B, UL Lafayette
John Mayberry, 1B, Stanford
Jason Meyer, P, Texas A&M
Jim Negrych, 2B, Pittsburgh
Steve Pearce, 3B, South Carolina
Mike Pelfrey, P, Wichita State
Chris Rahl, OF, William and Mary
Cesar Ramos, P, Long Beach State
Aaron Rawl, P, South Carolina
Athony Rea, P, Santa Clara
Ricky Romero, P, Cal State Fullerton
Will Startup, P, Georgia
Nate Stone, 2B, Army
Kiel Thibault, C, Gonzaga
Derrick Gordon, P, Lamar
Stephen Kahn, P, Loyola Marymount
Erik Lis, 1B, Evansville
Chris Getz, 2B, Michigan
Caleb Moore, C, East Tennessee St.
Cliff Pennington, SS, Texas A&M
Craig Hansen, P, St. John’s
Josh Ford, C, Baylor
Brett Pill, 1B, Cal State Fullerton
Ryan Braun, 3B, Miami
Kevin Ardoin, P, UL Louisiana
Hector Ambriz, P/ DH, UCLA
Steve Kleen, DH/P, Pepperdine
Karl Amonite, 1B, Auburn
Wes Hodges, 3B, Georgia Tech
Luke Hochevar, P, Tennessee
Lane Mestepey, P, LSU
Brennan Boesch, OF, California
Josh Geer, P, Rice
Andrew Miller, P, North Carolina
Ryan Kennedy, P, Virginia Tech
Mark Romanczuk, P, Stanford
Shane Robinson, OF, Florida State
Travis Becktel, OF, San Jose St.
Trey Holloway, P, Arkansas
Adam Carr, 1B, Oklahoma State
Kyle Reynolds, OF, Baylor
Matt Butler, OF, Michigan
Brian Blomquist, P, Illinois
Mike Costanzo, UTL/ATH, Coastal Carolina
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Virginia
Daniel Carte, OF, Winthrop
Nick Allen, P, Villanova
Nate Boman, P, San Diego
Zach McAngus, 3B, Washington St.
David Asher, P, Florida International
Mark Aranda, OF, New Mexico State
Pat Kohorst, P, Western Illinois
Jeremy Jones, OF, N. Carolina A&T
Anthony Hatch, 1B/SS, Nicholls State
Darren Newlin, P, Central Florida
John Cronin, P, Richmond
Nolan Mast, 2B, Texas State
Josh Schmidt, P, Pacific
Matt Cooper, OF, Cal Poly
James Burok, P, Old Dominion
Jacoby Ellsbury, Jr. Oregon State
ADDED APRIL 18, 2005
Max Scherzer, P, Missouri
Corey Wimberly, 2B/SS, Alcorn State
Matt Green, P, Louisiana Monroe
Matt Lewis, OF/DH, Penn State
Jeff Larish, OF, Arizona State
Rickey Thomas, 1B, PVAMU
Matt Loberg, P, Minnesota
Chris Johnson, 2B, Stetson
Jay Heafner, 3B, Davidson
Trey Hearne, P, TAMUCC
Nolan Reimold, OF, Bowling Green
Scott Reese, P, Creighton
Micah Owings, P/DH, Tulane
David Keifer, SS, Centenary
Jake Baxter, P, UTA
J. Brent Cox, P, Texas
T. J. Large, P, Alabama
Matt Farrington, P, Houston
Scott Sizemore, 2B, VCU
Greg Dowling, 1B, Georgia Southern
Adam Godwin, CF, Troy
Nick Pereira, P, San Francisco
