Accolades Surround Three Titans as Regular Season-End
Draws Near May 23, 2005 – Fullerton, Calif
The field of candidates for the Brooks Wallace Award, the Roger Clemens
Award and the Xanthus-Dick Howser Trophy were reduced to a semi-finalist
list this past weekend with Cal State Fullerton pitcher Ricky Romero (East
Los Angeles, Calif.) included on all three lists. Romero is currently
11-4 with a 2.57 ERA and is coming off of a huge win this weekend over
No. 10 Long Beach State. His 11 wins tie him for the conference lead in
wins while posting a 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (120-to-29).
The Wallace Award, in its second year, was narrowed
down to 13 semi-finalists who are vying for the award given to the nations
top collegiate baseball player by the College Baseball Foundation based
in Lubbock, Texas. Three finalists will be announced following the Super
Regional on June 16 with the winner of the award being named in a televised
ceremony on the Fox Sports Network on June 30. For a complete list of
semi-finalist click here.
Also created in 2004, The Clemens Award honors the nation’s top
college pitcher and is awarded by The Greater Houston Baseball Association
based out of Houston, Texas. The Clemens watch list was reduced to 10
semi-finalists on May 20 and will be reduced again before the winner is
chosen on July 14. For a complete list of semi-finalist click here.
The Xanthus-Dick Howser Trophy is in its 19th year of existence and celebrates
the nation’s top college baseball player based on his performance
on the field, leadership, moral character and courage. The award given
by The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association will be announced
at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska on Jun 17.For a complete
list of semi-finalist click here.
Also announced today by the Big West Conference was that Justin Turner
and Scott Sarver have earned conference Player and Co-Pitcher of the Week
respectively based on their outstanding athletic efforts this past week.
Turner, a junior form Lakewood, Calif., was as hot as any Titan this year
over a three-game period hitting .647 (11-for-17) en route to the 3-1
week over San Diego and No. 10 Long Beach State. “Red” had
five more hits than his next closest teammate in the four games. Turner
pinch-hit for the injured Felipe Garcia on Senior Day and finished up
as the designated hitter, his first time in that role this season. He
did nothing but go 4-for-5 including three doubles, a single, a sac-bunt
and a stolen base against the Torero pitching staff to lead the Titans
to a 5-4 non-conference victory on Tuesday afternoon. Turner was instrumental
in the Titans series win over Long Beach State going 7-for-12 with three
RBI and two stolen bases over the weekend. Turner contributed greatly
with his glove as well helping a solid Titan defense with numerous dazzling
defensive plays leading to a 1.000 fielding percentage in 19 touches of
the ball.
Sarver, a senior form Covina, Calif. picked up his sixth straight conference
win on Sunday afternoon working seven scoreless innings of four-hit baseball
striking out two to help the Titans clinch at least a tie for their 21st
Big West Conference championship and improve his record to 9-2. Sarver
was dominant in the strike zone, using just 78 pitches to take care of
No. 10 Long Beach State for the title on his home field. On Senior Day,
on May 17, Sarver started the game working two additional scoreless innings
on a designated “staff day” allowing just one hit in the Titans’
win over San Diego. Sarver’s .818 winning percentage is tops among
Fullerton starters.
