AUSTIN, Texas – No. 1 Texas Baseball's Silas Ardoin has been named to the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watch List, the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission announced.
Ardoin, who was also named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team, is batting .280 with five doubles, one homer, 10 RBI and nine runs scored. Defensively, he has thrown out five runners on the bases this season and allowed just four stolen bases.
As one of the best defensive catchers in the country, he's thrown out more than 50% of attempted base-stealers.