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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – March 10, 2020</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ANDY THOMAS NAMED TO THE WATCH LIST FOR THE 2020 BUSTER POSEY AWARD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rachel Caton, (254) 652-2061, <a href="mailto:Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> - Senior catcher<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><dfn><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9211"><span style="color:#092017">Andy
Thomas</span></a></span></dfn><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">was
named to the official watch list for the 2020 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award, presented by the Kamerion Wimbley Foundation and given by the Greater Wichita Sports Association. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Thomas is one of 60 catchers named to the watch list and one of three from the Big 12 Conference. It is the first time in his career he has been named to the watch list. </span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Thomas has thrown out 6-of-8 (75 percent) would be base stealers on the year and has not been charged with a passed ball so far on the year. He also has not committed an error. </span><br>
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<span style="background:white">At the plate, Thomas is batting .209 with nine hits, two home runs and seven RBI on the year. </span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The watch list will be narrowed down to the semifinalists, whom will be announced May 19, 2020. Ballots will be sent to the national voting panel at the end of May for a vote to determine the three finalists. The finalists will
be announced June 3, 2020. A final vote among the national committee will occur during the College World Series. All finalists will be brought to Wichita and the winner will be announced at the 23rd Annual Greater Wichita Sports Banquet on June 25, 2020.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Kelly Shoppach is the lone Bear to have won the formerly named Johnny Bench Award, doing so in 2001.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9206"><span style="color:#092017">Shea
Langeliers</span></a></span></dfn><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">was named to the watch list and was a semifinalist for the honor in 2019. </span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Rachel Caton</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Sports Information Director</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3784 | C: 254-652-2061</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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