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Judd Named To 2022 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher Of The Year Award Watch List
March 10, 2022 | Baseball
Judd is one of 76 Division I collegiate catchers to earn a spot on the list.
WICHITA, Kan. - Junior Dylan Judd has been tabbed to the 2022 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watch List, as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission, on Thursday evening.
The 2022 season co-captain earned the start in all four games played so far this season, tallying one hit and two walks. On the field, Judd is tied for first with fellow teammate Steve Luttazi in putouts with 20 and recorded one assist.
Judd earned the start in all 42 games in the 2021 season, finishing the year with a .312 batting average, first on the team, a team-leading .493 slugging percentage and a .968 fielding percentage. He sat atop the leader board in hits (43), runs batted in (30), total bases (68) and in home runs with seven.
Throughout last season Judd accumulated the most multi-hit games for the Minutemen with 13 total. The Oceanside, N.Y., native recorded a nine-game hitting streak, spanning from Apr. 14 to Apr. 24, and had the longest reached base streak on the team with 18, starting on Apr. 14. He also ranked second for UMass in multi-RBI games (eight), including a season best five in game two of a doubleheader at Towson (3/21). Also, at Towson, Judd went 3-for-3, notching a season-high two home runs, one double, one walk and season best four runs.
During his freshman year, Judd played in 21 games, getting the start in 15 behind the plate. He finished the 2019 season with a .228 batting average, four RBIs, three doubles and six runs scored.
The Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award honors the nation's top Division I collegiate catcher as voted on by head coaches and sports information directors, with 76 catchers were nominated for the award. Since the accolade is given annually to the top Division I collegiate catcher in a season, the list will be updated to include other candidates until May 4.
The watch list will be narrowed down the semifinalists, whom will be announced May 19, before the ballots are sent to the national voting committee at the end of May for a vote to determine the three finalists. The finalists will be revealed on June 7, with a final vote among the national committee occurring during the College World Series. All finalists will be brought to Wichita and the winner will be announced on June 29.
2022 Buster Posey Award Watch List
Silas Ardoin, R-SO, Texas
Gray Betts, JR, Liberty
Thomas Bramley, SR, Mount St. Mary's
Colin Burgess, JR, South Carolina
Connor Burns, SO, Long Beach State
Peter Burns, SR, Boston College
Ross Cadena, SR, Wichita State
Michael Campagna, SO, San Francisco
Jackson Campbell, SR, Belmont
Mike Caruso, SR, Fairfield
Cam Cerruto, SR, Army West Point
Connor Charping, SR, Western Michigan
Troy Claunch, SR, Texas A&M
Jorge Corona, SO, Louisiana Tech
Alex Crump, SR, Murray State
Angelo D'Acunto, SR, Holy Cross
Adam Dapkewicz, JR, Georgetown
Mitchell Dickson, JR, Abilene Christian
Hayden Dunhurst, JR, Mississippi
Cole Elvis, SR, California
Tomas Frick, SO, North Carolina
Fernando Gonzalez, SO, Georgia
Bryce Grizzaffi, SO, Southeastern Louisiana
Garret Guillemette, SO, Southern California
Nick Hassan, SO, Kennessaw State
Kaden Hollow, SO, Dixie State
Ty Hooks, SO, Winthrop
Kody Huff, Jr, Stanford
Cade Hunter, SO, Virginia Tech
Jerry Huntzinger, SR, Xavier
Ryan Johnson, JR, Pepperdine
Dylan Judd, JR, Massachusetts
Dominic Keegan, SR, Vanderbilt
Will King, SO, Eastern Kentucky
David LaManna, SR, Notre Dame
Ryan Leitch, SO, Marshall
Sam Loda, SR, Central Connecticut State
Hunter May, JR, Alabama State
Mike Mazzara, SR, Canisius
Thomas McCaffrey, SO, UC Irvine
Nolan Metcalf, SR, Kansas
Zach Morgan, JR, Fresno State
Jimmy Obertop, JR, Michigan
Kevin Parada, SO, Georgia Tech
Shane Paradine, JR, Stony Brook
Caleb Pendleton, SO, Florida Atlantic
Taj Porter, R-SR, Southern
Ryan Proto, SO, UMass Lowell
Cam Redding, JR, Saint Louis
Keaton Rice, SR, Bradley
Caleb Ricketts, JR, San Diego
Maxwell Romero, Jr., JR, Miami
George Rosales, SR, Fairleigh Dickinson
Alonzo Rubalcaba, SR, Kentucky
JC Santini, Grad, Northwestern
Drew Sims, SR, Utah Valley
Ryan Snell, JR, Lamar
Chase Stanke, SR, Minnesota
Matt Suggs, JR, UNCW
Daniel Susac, SO, Arizona
Dominic Tamez, JR, Alabama
Logan Tanner, SO, Mississippi State
Justin Taylor, JR, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Kyle Teel, SO, Virginia
Jared Thomas, JR, Loyola Marymount
Brendan Tinsman, JR, Wake Forest
Cason Tollett, FR, Arkansas State
Humberto Torres, SO, Gardner-Webb
John Tuccillo, SR, Bryant
Anthony Tulimero, SO, Houston
Michael Turner, SR, Arkansas
Collin Villegas, JR, Cal Poly
Matt Wood, JR, Penn State
Jake Wright, JR, Arkansas-Little Rock
Jake Wyandt, SR, Auburn
Hernan Yanez, JR, Incarnate Word
The 2022 season co-captain earned the start in all four games played so far this season, tallying one hit and two walks. On the field, Judd is tied for first with fellow teammate Steve Luttazi in putouts with 20 and recorded one assist.
Judd earned the start in all 42 games in the 2021 season, finishing the year with a .312 batting average, first on the team, a team-leading .493 slugging percentage and a .968 fielding percentage. He sat atop the leader board in hits (43), runs batted in (30), total bases (68) and in home runs with seven.
Throughout last season Judd accumulated the most multi-hit games for the Minutemen with 13 total. The Oceanside, N.Y., native recorded a nine-game hitting streak, spanning from Apr. 14 to Apr. 24, and had the longest reached base streak on the team with 18, starting on Apr. 14. He also ranked second for UMass in multi-RBI games (eight), including a season best five in game two of a doubleheader at Towson (3/21). Also, at Towson, Judd went 3-for-3, notching a season-high two home runs, one double, one walk and season best four runs.
During his freshman year, Judd played in 21 games, getting the start in 15 behind the plate. He finished the 2019 season with a .228 batting average, four RBIs, three doubles and six runs scored.
The Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award honors the nation's top Division I collegiate catcher as voted on by head coaches and sports information directors, with 76 catchers were nominated for the award. Since the accolade is given annually to the top Division I collegiate catcher in a season, the list will be updated to include other candidates until May 4.
The watch list will be narrowed down the semifinalists, whom will be announced May 19, before the ballots are sent to the national voting committee at the end of May for a vote to determine the three finalists. The finalists will be revealed on June 7, with a final vote among the national committee occurring during the College World Series. All finalists will be brought to Wichita and the winner will be announced on June 29.
2022 Buster Posey Award Watch List
Silas Ardoin, R-SO, Texas
Gray Betts, JR, Liberty
Thomas Bramley, SR, Mount St. Mary's
Colin Burgess, JR, South Carolina
Connor Burns, SO, Long Beach State
Peter Burns, SR, Boston College
Ross Cadena, SR, Wichita State
Michael Campagna, SO, San Francisco
Jackson Campbell, SR, Belmont
Mike Caruso, SR, Fairfield
Cam Cerruto, SR, Army West Point
Connor Charping, SR, Western Michigan
Troy Claunch, SR, Texas A&M
Jorge Corona, SO, Louisiana Tech
Alex Crump, SR, Murray State
Angelo D'Acunto, SR, Holy Cross
Adam Dapkewicz, JR, Georgetown
Mitchell Dickson, JR, Abilene Christian
Hayden Dunhurst, JR, Mississippi
Cole Elvis, SR, California
Tomas Frick, SO, North Carolina
Fernando Gonzalez, SO, Georgia
Bryce Grizzaffi, SO, Southeastern Louisiana
Garret Guillemette, SO, Southern California
Nick Hassan, SO, Kennessaw State
Kaden Hollow, SO, Dixie State
Ty Hooks, SO, Winthrop
Kody Huff, Jr, Stanford
Cade Hunter, SO, Virginia Tech
Jerry Huntzinger, SR, Xavier
Ryan Johnson, JR, Pepperdine
Dylan Judd, JR, Massachusetts
Dominic Keegan, SR, Vanderbilt
Will King, SO, Eastern Kentucky
David LaManna, SR, Notre Dame
Ryan Leitch, SO, Marshall
Sam Loda, SR, Central Connecticut State
Hunter May, JR, Alabama State
Mike Mazzara, SR, Canisius
Thomas McCaffrey, SO, UC Irvine
Nolan Metcalf, SR, Kansas
Zach Morgan, JR, Fresno State
Jimmy Obertop, JR, Michigan
Kevin Parada, SO, Georgia Tech
Shane Paradine, JR, Stony Brook
Caleb Pendleton, SO, Florida Atlantic
Taj Porter, R-SR, Southern
Ryan Proto, SO, UMass Lowell
Cam Redding, JR, Saint Louis
Keaton Rice, SR, Bradley
Caleb Ricketts, JR, San Diego
Maxwell Romero, Jr., JR, Miami
George Rosales, SR, Fairleigh Dickinson
Alonzo Rubalcaba, SR, Kentucky
JC Santini, Grad, Northwestern
Drew Sims, SR, Utah Valley
Ryan Snell, JR, Lamar
Chase Stanke, SR, Minnesota
Matt Suggs, JR, UNCW
Daniel Susac, SO, Arizona
Dominic Tamez, JR, Alabama
Logan Tanner, SO, Mississippi State
Justin Taylor, JR, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Kyle Teel, SO, Virginia
Jared Thomas, JR, Loyola Marymount
Brendan Tinsman, JR, Wake Forest
Cason Tollett, FR, Arkansas State
Humberto Torres, SO, Gardner-Webb
John Tuccillo, SR, Bryant
Anthony Tulimero, SO, Houston
Michael Turner, SR, Arkansas
Collin Villegas, JR, Cal Poly
Matt Wood, JR, Penn State
Jake Wright, JR, Arkansas-Little Rock
Jake Wyandt, SR, Auburn
Hernan Yanez, JR, Incarnate Word
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