Broadway Named A Semifinalist For Two Awards
5/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 20, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU right-handed pitcher Lance Broadway is one of just six collegiate baseball players to be named as a semifinalist for two national awards. He is one of 10 semifinalists for the Roger Clemens Award that goes to the nation's top pitcher. He is also one of 16 semifinalists for the Xanthus-Dick Howser Trophy that goes to the nation's top collegiate baseball player. Broadway is also on the watch list for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award as well as the Brooks Wallace Award.
Broadway has emerged as one of the country's most productive pitchers this spring, tying for the national lead in victories with 12. He put together a streak of 35 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run earlier in the year and currently owns a 1.94 ERA, a league-best in C-USA. The Grand Prairie native has fanned a league-best 125 batters this season. Both the wins total and strike out total are new single-season records at TCU. He has been named Conference USA Pitcher of the Week three times this season and has earned Pro-Line Cap National Player of the Week once.
Joining Broadway from Conference USA as a semifinalist for both awards is Brian Bogusevic of Tulane.
Along with Broadway and Bogusevic, the Clemens Award semifinalist list features eight of the top names in collegiate baseball with representation from the top four teams in the nation. The list includes Cal State-Fullerton's Ricky Romero, Oregon State's Dallas Buck, Cesar Carillo of Miami (Fla.), Mike Pelfrey of Wichita State, Luke Hochevar of Tennessee, Ian Kennedy of USC, Cesar Ramos of Long Beach State and Max Scherzer of Missouri. The Roger Clemens Award will be announced on Thursday, July 14 in Houston.
The other 14 semifinalists for the Xanthus-Dick Howser Trophy are Carillo, Mike Costanzo of Coastal Carolina, Jacoby Ellsbury of Oregon State, Alex Gordon of Nebraska, Tyler Greene of Georgia Tech, Hochevar, Seth Johnston of Texas, Kennedy, Ryan Patterson of LSU, Brian Pettway of Ole Miss, Shane Robinson of Florida State, Romero, Gabe Scott of Alabama and Corey Wimberley of Alcorn State. The Xanthus-Dick Howser Trophy will be announced on Friday, June 17 in Omaha.
