WICHITA, Kan. - VMI catcher Matt Winn is one of 48 backstops selected to the initial watch list for the 2013 Johnny Bench Award presented by BaseballSavings.com, as announced Monday by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission.
So far in 2013, the redshirt sophomore catcher is hitting .257 in 14 games, and has started 11 of those contests. Winn hit a dramatic 10th-inning home run against Binghamton March 2, and has thrown out just under 39% of the runners trying to steal against him this year.
The initial list of 48 will be updated by the group until May 6, and then the semifinalists will be announced on May 16. Ballots will be sent to the national voting panel at the end of May for a vote to determine the three finalists. The finalists will be announced June 4, 2013. A final vote among the national committee will occur during the College World Series. All finalists will be brought to Wichita and the winner will be announced at the 15th Annual Greater Wichita Sports Banquet on June 27, 2013.
Complete Watch List
Blake Austin JR Auburn University
Brett Austin SO North Carolina State University
Dan Bethea SR St. John's University
Austin Bossart SO University of Pennsylvania
Ryan Breen SR University of Central Florida
Garrett Custons SR Air Force Academy
Mike Danaher SR Binghamton University
Blair DeBord JR Kansas State University
Brian Dixon JR University of New Orleans
Kaiana Eldredge JR University of Kansas
Zane Evans JR Georgia Tech
Drew Farber JR UNC Wilmington
Jacob Felts JR University of Texas
Aramis Garcia SO Florida International University
Mitchell Garver SR University of New Mexico
Kyle Gibson JR University of Louisville
Grayson Greiner SO University of South Carolina
Radley Haddad SR Butler University
Chris Hoo JR Cal Poly
Nate Irving SO University of Virginia
Blake Johnson SR Arkansas-Little Rock
Jose Longoria SR Grambling State University
Adam Martin JR Western Carolina University
Stephen McGee JR Florida State University
Riley Moore SO University of Arizona
Spencer Navin JR Vanderbilt University
Grant Nelson SR Saint Louis University
Ramon Ortega SR Manhattan College
Matt Paré SR Boston College
Jordan Parris JR Tennessee Tech University
Colton Plaia SR Loyola Marymount University
Jake Rodriguez JR Oregon State University
Tyler Ross JR Louisiana State University
Tanner Rust JR New Mexico State University
Scott Sarratt SR Georgia State University
Brandon Schott SR University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Kyle Schwarber SO Indiana University
Ronnie Shaeffer SR UC Irvine
Adam Sonabend JR Eastern Michigan University
Elvin Soto SO University of Pittsburgh
Michael Spano SR Florida Atlantic University
Andrew Stumph SR Texas State University
Alex Swim SR Elon University
Stuart Turner JR University of Mississippi
Luke Voit SR Missouri State University
Matt Winn SO Virginia Military Institute
Jake Wise JR University of Arkansas
Mack Zagunis SO Virginia Tech
