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Cape Players Top Pre-season Awards Watch Lists

Posted by Greg | Filed Under News | 

CCBL players top this year’s preseason award watch lists for the nation’s elite amateur baseball players for the 2007 NCAA season. For the uninitiated, each season top amateur baseball players are named to short-lists for the distinction of titles such as All-American, best player and best pitcher.

Louisville Slugger All-Americans
The Louisville Slugger 2007 NCAA Division 1 All-Americans list has been published. The list inlcudes CCBL stars such as: Mitch Canham (Oregon State/ Falmouth), Justin Smoak (South Carolina / Cotuit), Matt Mangini (Oklahoma State / Hyannis), Ryan Gotcher (Arkansas / Wareham), Josh Donaldson (Auburn / Harwich), Matt LaPorta (Florida / Y-D Red Sox), Warren “fan favorite” McFadden (see photo above right, Tulane / Falmouth), and Mike Bianucci (Auburn Y-D and Cotuit, see CodBall entry).

Brooks Wallace Award
This award is presented annually by the Texas-based College Baseball Foundation. It given each year by the College Baseball Foundation to the National Player of the Year in NCAA Division I baseball.

UPDATE: Andrew did a Nov. 25th post on the Wallace Award, and others have added important references in the comments section.

Roger Clemens Award
This Award is provided by the Texas-based Roger Clemens Foundation. It is given annually to “the finest pitchers in college baseball.” Elliott Cribby (see my interview 1/1/07) is on the list for 2007. I can find only references to the 2007 watch-list. For some reason I can’t find the 2007 watch-list on the Clemens website.

Nevertheless, you will find on the 2004 Clemens Award list Jered Wever, who won 11 games for the LA Angels @ Anaheim.

Comments

6 Responses to “Cape Players Top Pre-season Awards Watch Lists”

  1. Anonymous on January 5th, 2007 6:26 am

    Beamer Weems who is coming back to play for Wareham is on the Wallace list and Scott Gorgen who happens to also be coming to Wareham from Cal-Irvine is on the Clemens list.

    Here is the Clemens list:

    http://www.baseball.uci.edu/Clemens%20Nominee%20Release.pdf

  2. Greg Shaw on January 5th, 2007 7:47 am

    Thanks. I remember Beamer Weems and somehow missed his name. Thanks for the Clemens list.

  3. Zlax45 on January 5th, 2007 10:16 am

    Jared McGuire is also on the Wallace list. He played with Hyannis this past year.

  4. Andrew Wirtanen on January 5th, 2007 2:59 pm

    For a list of some of the Cape players for the Brooks Wallace Award, see an earlier CodBall post: Brooks Wallace Award Watch List Released

  5. Cape Cod Baseball League and College Transfers : CodBall: Unofficial Blog of the Cape Cod Baseball League on February 20th, 2007 7:53 pm

    [...] State’s Matt Mangini – who transferred from NC State and played this past summer for Hyannis — is a case in [...]

  6. Wallace Watch List Includes Past and Future Cape Baseball Players : CodBall: Unofficial Blog of the Cape Cod Baseball League on December 31st, 2007 12:13 am

    [...] year we posted on the pre-season watch lists on Jan. [...]

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