Johnny Bench Award (2019–present)

Johnny Bench Award
Awarded forBest catcher in NCAA Division I
Sponsored byMSA Sport
CountryUnited States
Presented byJohnny Bench
History
First award2019
Most recentCaden Bodine (Coastal Carolina)
Reese Atwood (Texas)
This article is about the award established in 2019. For the award known as the Johnny Bench Award from 2000 through 2018, see Buster Posey Award.

The Johnny Bench Award was created in 2019 to honor the best catcher in both college baseball and college softball in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The award is administered by MSA Sport and presented after the conclusion of the College World Series.

Named for Johnny Bench, it was first awarded in 2019. Previously, there was another award called the Johnny Bench Award, but after Bench decided to create his own national award, that award was renamed the Buster Posey Award.

In addition to naming the top college baseball and softball catchers, the top high school catchers in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia are also recognized.

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