Alexander a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
5/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 14, 2009
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Air Force junior designated hitter/first baseman Matt Alexander is one of 16 semifinalists for the 2009 Dick Howser Trophy, given to the top player in collegiate baseball. He joins San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg as the two representatives from the Mountain West Conference.
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, working in conjunction with the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the College Baseball Foundation, released the list of 16 semifinalists for the 2009 Dick Howser Trophy.
Alexander, a native of Oak Park, Calif., currently leads the MWC with 15 home runs, 64 RBIs, a .736 slugging percentage and 148 total bases. The junior is batting .393 on the year, ranking seventh in the conference. He has also cracked the Air Force single-season top ten categories in homers (7th), hits (6th) and RBIs (4th).
Alexander picked up several accolades on April 6 & 7 after a monster weekend at Utah Valley. Alexander batted .632 against the Wolverines, going 12-for-19, with six homers, 11 runs and 17 RBIs and just four games. His three home runs in game one of the Saturday, April 7, doubleheader was the first by a Falcon since 2002. For his efforts, Alexander garnered several awards listed below:
- Collegiate Baseball News Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week
- Mountain West Conference Player of the Week
- College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup
- AirForceFalcons.com Athlete of the Week
For complete details of the Howser Trophy, log on to: www.ncbwa.com
2009 DICK HOWSER TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS
Pos. Name, School
Dustin Ackley, 1B, North Carolina
Matt Alexander, DH, Air Force
Kyle Bellamy, P, Miami (Fla.)
Troy Channing, 3B, St. Mary's (Calif.)
Cody Hawn, 1B, Tennessee
Chris Henderson, C, George Mason
Mike Leake, P, Arizona State
Bryan Marquez, SS, New Mexico State
OF Kent Matthes, OF, Alabama
Derek McCallum, 2B, Minnesota
Tommy Mendonca, 3B, Fresno State
A.J. Morris, P, Kansas State
Rich Poythress, 1B, Georgia
Brooks Raley, UT, Texas A&M
Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice
