Ludy was also named a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award (recognizing the nation’s top catcher), and reliever Kolt Browder earned Academic All-America recognition, the Bears’ fourth in four years.įor a team that was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 and was unranked to begin the season, I’d call that a pretty good year. Starting pitcher Josh Turley was one of 30 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award (baseball’s Heisman), while two other Bears, Ludy and starter Trent Blank, were semifinalists for another national player of the year award, the Dick Howser Trophy. A school-record 11 players were named All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches, including seven first-team honorees, led by Big 12 Player of the Year Josh Ludy and Newcomer of the Year Nathan Orf. Steve Smith, BSED ’86, earned his second Big 12 Coach of the Year honor from his peers and set a Baylor record for career wins. The 2023 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 24 through 28 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Baylor clinched the Big 12 regular season title on May 5, the earliest by any team in league history, and the Bears’ 20-4 conference record was the second-best in Big 12 history. 1 in the country and will likely finish in the top 10 nationally for just the fifth time ever.
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