Cordero Named Semifinalist for Howser Trophy May 9, 2002 – Fullerton, Calif.
Cal State Fullerton sophomore righthander Chad Cordero has been named
of one 40 semifinalists for the Dick Hoswer Trophy, presented annually
to the top collegiate baseball player in the nation.
The award is presented by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association,
working in Association with the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.
The membership of the NCBWA will choose the winner based on three rounds
of voting. The 2002 winner will be announced at the College World Series
in Omaha on Friday, June 14 at 9:30 a.m. CDT.
Cordero, who is 4-2 with a 2.76 ERA and ranks among the top 10 in the
country with 11 saves, has struck out 63 and walked 16 in 45.2 innings.
His strikeouts-per- nine-innings average of 12.4 would rank fifth nationally
if he had enough innings to qualify (he is just 2.1 innings shy). Cordero's
former Fullerton teammate, All-American pitcher Kirk Saarloos, was a semifinalist
and finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy in 2001. No Titan has ever won
the honor, which was created in 1987.
The Dick Howser Trophy is given in memory of the former Florida State
University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager who
died of brain cancer in 1987. Criteria for consideration for the trophy
include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage.
The winner's name is inscribed on the permanent trophy, a bronze bust
of
Howser permanently displayed at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Both
the winner and his school receive a special trophy to keep.
2002 DICK HOWSER TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS
SS, Russ Adams, North Carolina
2B, Eric Arnold, Rice
3B, Jeff Baker, Clemson
SP, Kyle Bakker, Georgia Tech
UT/ATH, Ryan Barthelemy, Florida State
OF, Adam Berry, UCLA
SP, Ryan Bicandoa, Western Kentucky
C, Jeremy Brown, Alabama
UT/ATH, Whit Bryant, Elon
OF, Matt Buckmiller, Columbia
SP, Bryan Bullington, Ball State
RP, Dave Bush, Wake Forest
C, David Castillo, Oral Roberts
OF, Vito Chiaravallotti, Richmond
OF, Jason Cooper, Stanford RP, Chad Cordero, Cal State Fullerton
SP, Lance Cormier, Alabama
UT/ATH, Jesse Crain, Houston
1B, Nat Gold, Gonzaga
SS, Khalil Greene, Clemson
1B, Conor Jackson, California
OF, Mark Jurich, Louisville
2B, James Jurries, Tulane
OF, Ryan Kenning, New Mexico State
SS, Mark Kiger, Florida
UT/ATH, Chris Maples, North Carolina
UT/ATH, John McCurdy, Maryland
SS, Drew Meyer, South Carolina
SP, Scooter Michael, UNC Greensboro
C, Pat O’Brien, Kent State
2B, Chris O’Riordan, Stanford
SS, Yaron Peters, South Carolina
RP, Royce Ring, San Diego State
SP, Justin Simmons, Texas
SP, Kyle Sleeth, Wake Forest
OF, Steve Stanley, Notre Dame
SP, Tim Stauffer, Richmond
SP, Brad Sullivan, Houston
RP, Blake Taylor, South Carolina
2B, Rickie Weeks, Southern
