NCBWA 2014 Season News

KENTUCKY'S REED WINS 2014 DICK HOWSER TROPHY

Kentucky junior pitcher/first baseman A.J. Reed, who enjoyed possibly the greatest individual season in UK history this year, is the 28th recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by Easton Foundations, as college baseball's Player of the Year. The presentation was made Saturday during a national news conference at TD Ameritrade Park, site of the 2014 College World Series.

UC IRVINE'S GILLESPIE IS 2014 NCBWA COACH OF THE YEAR

One of college baseball's most accomplished skippers, UC Irvine's Mike Gillespie, was tabbed as the 2014 National College Baseball Writers Association Coach of the Year by the association at a national media conference on Saturday, June 14, at TD Ameritrade Park. Gillespie is the seventh recipient of the annual award that is voted upon by the NCBWA Board of Directors.