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Brooks Lee a Finalist for Brooks Wallace Award a Second Time
6/1/2022 8:36:00 AM | Baseball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly sophomore shortstop Brooks Lee has been named one of six finalists for the Brooks Wallace Award, sponsored by Mizuno and honoring the nation's top shortstop.
The award will be presented this summer by the College Baseball Foundation.
Other finalists for the annual award are graduate transfer Danny Digeorgio from Rutgers, seniors Tommy Sacco from TCU and Taylor Young from Louisiana Tech, redshirt sophomore Peyton Graham from Oklahoma and sophomore Tanner Schobel from Virginia Tech.
"I want to congratulate all of the shortstops who made our finalist list on great seasons by all," said Larry Wallace, co-chair of the Brooks Wallace Award. "This finalist list is always a difficult one to come up with, but I feel like we have a powerful and deserving group. Powerful in that these guys not only field their positions as all shortstops should, but they also hit for power and average. I am very proud of all of these young men for being on our finals list."
The award is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
The only returning player from the 2021 finalist list, Lee helped lead Cal Poly to another outstanding season and second-place finish in the Big West. On the year, he hit .357 with 25 doubles, 15 home runs and 55 RBIs to go with a .951 fielding percentage.
Lee led the Big West in hits (84), walks (46), doubles (25), home runs (15), runs scored (56), RBIs (55), slugging percentage (.664) and total bases (156) and was second in batting average (.357) and on-base percentage (.462).
The San Luis Obispo High School graduate produced hitting streaks of 19 and 12 games and led the Mustangs with 26 multiple-hit games and 16 multiple-RBI contests. Twice he was named Big West Field Player of the Week, giving Lee five such awards in his Mustang career.
A year ago, Lee produced similar numbers -- a .342 average, 10 home runs, 57 RBIs, 27 doubles (school record), 76 hits, 139 total bases and 48 runs scored.
A closer look at the other five finalists:
· Danny Digeorgio, Grad., Rutgers: One of the surprise teams of the 2022 season, the Scarlet Knights have put together an outstanding season that resulted in a second-place finish in the Big Ten. Digeorgio helped solidify their lineup as a graduate transfer, hitting .373 with seven home runs and 58 RBIs while compiling a .958 fielding percentage.
· Peyton Graham, RS-Soph., Oklahoma: One of the hottest teams coming into the NCAA tournament is the Oklahoma Sooners, who captured the automatic bid by winning the Big 12 Championships after finishing tied for second in the regular season. Graham is one of the leaders on this Sooners team, hitting .341 with 14 doubles, 16 home runs and 60 RBIs while fielding at a .955 clip.
· Tommy Sacco, Sr., TCU: In the first season under a new coach, the Horned Frogs outlasted the rest of the Big 12 to win the conference's regular season title, and the experience of Sacco was a big reason why. He leads all finalists with a .973 fielding percentage while hitting .350 with 21 doubles 12 home runs and 51 RBIs.
· Tanner Schobel, Soph., Virginia Tech: The Hokies may be the biggest surprise team of the season, coming out of almost nowhere to win the Coastal Division of the ACC. The play of Schobel was a key component of that run to the title and an NCAA tournament berth as he hit .373 with 16 doubles, 17 home runs and 68 RBIs while compiling a .950 fielding percentage.
· Taylor Young, Sr., Louisiana Tech: The Bulldogs spent the entire season battling for the Conference USA championship thanks, in part, to the play of Young. The senior was an offensive force for Louisiana Tech, hitting. 352 with 20 doubles, 10 home runs and 46 RBIs and was also a vacuum in the field, picking it at a .972 rate.
The award will be presented this summer by the College Baseball Foundation.
Other finalists for the annual award are graduate transfer Danny Digeorgio from Rutgers, seniors Tommy Sacco from TCU and Taylor Young from Louisiana Tech, redshirt sophomore Peyton Graham from Oklahoma and sophomore Tanner Schobel from Virginia Tech.
"I want to congratulate all of the shortstops who made our finalist list on great seasons by all," said Larry Wallace, co-chair of the Brooks Wallace Award. "This finalist list is always a difficult one to come up with, but I feel like we have a powerful and deserving group. Powerful in that these guys not only field their positions as all shortstops should, but they also hit for power and average. I am very proud of all of these young men for being on our finals list."
The award is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
The only returning player from the 2021 finalist list, Lee helped lead Cal Poly to another outstanding season and second-place finish in the Big West. On the year, he hit .357 with 25 doubles, 15 home runs and 55 RBIs to go with a .951 fielding percentage.
Lee led the Big West in hits (84), walks (46), doubles (25), home runs (15), runs scored (56), RBIs (55), slugging percentage (.664) and total bases (156) and was second in batting average (.357) and on-base percentage (.462).
The San Luis Obispo High School graduate produced hitting streaks of 19 and 12 games and led the Mustangs with 26 multiple-hit games and 16 multiple-RBI contests. Twice he was named Big West Field Player of the Week, giving Lee five such awards in his Mustang career.
A year ago, Lee produced similar numbers -- a .342 average, 10 home runs, 57 RBIs, 27 doubles (school record), 76 hits, 139 total bases and 48 runs scored.
A closer look at the other five finalists:
· Danny Digeorgio, Grad., Rutgers: One of the surprise teams of the 2022 season, the Scarlet Knights have put together an outstanding season that resulted in a second-place finish in the Big Ten. Digeorgio helped solidify their lineup as a graduate transfer, hitting .373 with seven home runs and 58 RBIs while compiling a .958 fielding percentage.
· Peyton Graham, RS-Soph., Oklahoma: One of the hottest teams coming into the NCAA tournament is the Oklahoma Sooners, who captured the automatic bid by winning the Big 12 Championships after finishing tied for second in the regular season. Graham is one of the leaders on this Sooners team, hitting .341 with 14 doubles, 16 home runs and 60 RBIs while fielding at a .955 clip.
· Tommy Sacco, Sr., TCU: In the first season under a new coach, the Horned Frogs outlasted the rest of the Big 12 to win the conference's regular season title, and the experience of Sacco was a big reason why. He leads all finalists with a .973 fielding percentage while hitting .350 with 21 doubles 12 home runs and 51 RBIs.
· Tanner Schobel, Soph., Virginia Tech: The Hokies may be the biggest surprise team of the season, coming out of almost nowhere to win the Coastal Division of the ACC. The play of Schobel was a key component of that run to the title and an NCAA tournament berth as he hit .373 with 16 doubles, 17 home runs and 68 RBIs while compiling a .950 fielding percentage.
· Taylor Young, Sr., Louisiana Tech: The Bulldogs spent the entire season battling for the Conference USA championship thanks, in part, to the play of Young. The senior was an offensive force for Louisiana Tech, hitting. 352 with 20 doubles, 10 home runs and 46 RBIs and was also a vacuum in the field, picking it at a .972 rate.
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