Oregon State's Canham Among Bench Award Semifinalists

Three finalists for the Bench Award will be announced June 5th.

OSU catcher Mitch Canham Photo: OSU Athletics

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State’s Mitch Canham is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2007 Johnny Bench Award, given to the nation’s top catcher in college baseball.

The Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award, delivered by AT&T, is selected by a vote of a national committee including sportswriters, sportscasters, NCAA Division I coaches and scouts.

Canham is batting .345 with nine home runs and 52 runs batted in for Oregon State (36-16 overall, 8-13 Pacific-10), which finishes the regular season this weekend at UCLA.

Games will be Friday at 6:00 PM, Saturday at 2:00 PM and Sunday at 1:00 PM.

All three games can be heard on KEJO-AM (1240) in the Corvallis area, KUIK-AM (1360) in the Portland area, KKNX-AM (840) in the Eugene area and KICE-AM (940) in the Bend area.

Live audio is available via subscription through Beaver Nation Online at www.osubeavers.com, and live statistics will be available on www.osubeavers.com.

Three finalists for the Bench Award will be announced June 5th. The award will be presented at the Greater Wichita Sports Banquet on June 27th.

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