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The Buster Posey Award, formerly known as the Johnny Bench Award, was created in 2000 to honor college baseball's top catcher in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The award is administered by the Wichita Sports Commission and presented after the conclusion of the College World Series .
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The Buster Posey Award is presented annually to college baseball's top catcher. The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission created the National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award in 2000, and originally asked Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench to be the namesake of the award, which he was
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Posey was the sixth Giant to win the award, joining Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Gary Matthews and John Montefusco. He was also the sixth catcher in NL history to win the award. Posey was named by his peers as the NL Players Choice Awards Outstanding Rookie.
What awards did Buster Posey win? This page lists every known baseball award won by Buster Posey in chronological order. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award.
Previously known as the Johnny Bench Award, the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award honors the nation’s top division one collegiate catcher as voted on by head coaches and sports information directors.
May 22, 2024 · Wichita, KS – The Wichita Sports Commission announced today the semifinalists for the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award. A selection committee made up of Division I Baseball Coaches, Sports Information Directors and Major League Scouts selected the sixteen catchers from 69 nominations submitted by Division I college ...
The Buster Posey Award is an award given annually to the best collegiate catcher. The award was first awarded in 2000 and is was originally named the Johnny Bench Award after former catcher Johnny Bench. It was renamed in 2019, to mark the award's 20th attribution, in honor of Buster Posey, its most prominent winner.
