DALLAS – Wofford first baseman Ryan Galanie is among 60 national semifinalists for the 2023 Dick Howser Trophy, presented by The Game Headwear, as the Dick Howser Trophy Committee, in conjunction with the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, recently released the list of semifinalists.
 
The most prestigious award in college baseball is given to the top player based on two rounds of national voting.
 
Galanie leads the SoCon in several offensive categories, including batting average (.408), on-base percentage (.510), runs scored (70), hits (86), RBIs (64) and total bases (149). The senior from Mason, Ohio, is second in the league in slugging percentage (.706), fifth in home runs (16) and walks (35) and eighth in stolen bases (18).
 
This is the 36th year of the Dick Howser Trophy. The finalists will be announced on Thursday, June 8. The 2023 award will be presented at Charles Schwab Field in downtown Omaha, the home of the College World Series for the 11th year. The winner will be unveiled on MLB Network on Thursday, June 15, in the 9 a.m. (CDT) hour. A Friday, June 16, press conference with the winner will be held at 10 a.m., the opening day just prior to the first game of the 76th NCAA College World Series.
 
The Dick Howser Trophy, presented by The Game Headwear, given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager, who died of brain cancer in 1987, is regarded as baseball's most prestigious award. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.
 
2023 DICK HOWSER TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS
Pos. Name, School
Kemp Aldersman, OF, Ole Miss
Max Anderson, 2B, Nebraska
Bryce Arnold, SS, Campbell
Jarrod Belbin, 2B, Campbell
Derek Bender, DH, Coastal Carolina
Jac Caglianone, 1B, Florida
Ryan Campos, C, Arizona State
Charlie Condon, OF, Georgia
Jonah Cox, OF, Oral Roberts
Jacob Cozart, C, NC State
Dylan Crews, OF, LSU
Chase Davis, OF, Arizona
Tyler Davis, 1B, Sam Houston State
Austin Deming, 3B, BYU
Kevin Dubrule, SS, Army-West Point
Eddie Felix, 2B, FGCU
Hunter Fitz-Gerald, 1B, Old Dominion
Ryan Galanie, 1B, Wofford
Jake Gelof, 3B, Virginia
Lucas Gordon, SP, Texas
Grant Jay, C, DBU
Tanner Hall, SP, Southern Miss
Calvin Harris, C, Ole Miss
Josh Hartle, SP, Wake Forest
Ty Hill, SS, Jackson State
Hunter Hines, DH, Mississippi State
Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech
Jeremiah Jenkins, 1B, Maine
Justin Johnson, 2B, Wake Forest
Ryan Johnson, SP, DBU
Gavin Kash, 1B, Texas Tech
Luke Keaschall, 2B, Arizona State
Seth Keener, RP, Wake Forest
Joe Kinker, DH, FGCU
Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest
Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida
Shane Lewis, OF, Troy
Carson Liggett, SP, Louisville
Nick Lorruso, 3B, Maryland
Rhett Lowder, SP, Wake Forest
Brice Matthews, SS, Nebraksa
Omar Melendez, SP, Alabama State
Cole Messina, C, South Carolina
Braden Montgomery, OF, Stanford
Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami
Ethan Petry, OF, South Carolina
Alberto Rios, OF, Stanford
Roc Riggio, 2B, Oklahoma State
Kiko Romero, 1B, Arizona
Nolan Schanuel, 1B, Florida Atlantic
Matt Shaw, SS, Maryland
Paul Skenes, SP, LSU
Kyle Teel, C, Virginia
Zach Thornton, SP, Grand Canyon
Payton Tolle, Utility, Wichita State
Brock Vradenburg, 1B, Michigan State
Bryson Ware, 3B, Auburn
JJ Wetherholt, 2B, West Virginia
Tommy White, 3B, LSU
Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest