LUBBOCK, Texas – Southeast Missouri senior shortstop
Kenton Parmley was named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award Tuesday afternoon by the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Parmley was one of two players from the Ohio Valley Conference to be named to the list.
Parmley, a native of Goreville, Ill. is hitting .366 on the season ranking fifth in the OVC. He has recorded 83 hits on the season ranking third in the OVC and ranking 23rd in the nation.
He ranks fifth in the OVC and 26
th in the nation in total bases with 131. Parmley has 11 home runs on the season with 38 RBI. He has recorded 13 doubles and an on-base percentage of .443 ranking eighth in the OVC.
The shortstop is the Redhawks all-time leader in hits (296) and at-bats (864) in a career. He has started 213 games ranking second all-time in the Southeast record books behind Jeremy Johnson.
Parmley made his mark in NCAA history earlier this season with an historic hitting streak that came to an end at 47-games . His streak is tied for third all-time in NCAA Division I history. His streak started on May 17, 2011 against Ole Miss. During his streak he recorded 25 multi-hit contests and recorded three or more hits nine times.
The award, sponsored by Mizuno, recognizes the nation's top shortstop and will be presented June 30 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame's Night of Champions.
BROOKS WALLACE AWARD WATCH LIST
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NAME |
SCHOOL |
CONFERENCE |
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Alfredo Rodriguez |
Maryland |
ACC |
|
Chris Diaz |
NC State |
ACC |
|
Chad Christensen |
Nebraska |
Big 10 |
|
David Miller |
Purdue |
Big 10 |
|
Mikey Reynolds |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
|
Mike Miller |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
|
Ashley Graeter |
Southern Miss |
CUSA |
|
Alex Jones |
Northern Illinois |
Mid-American |
|
Eric Stamets |
Evansville |
MVC |
|
Richie Rodriguez |
Eastern Kentucky |
OVC |
|
Kenton Parmley |
SE Missouri State |
OVC |
|
Alex Mejia |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
|
J.J. Altobelli |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
|
Tyler Smith |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
|
Kenny Diekroeger |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
|
Pat Valaika |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
|
Jared Reaves |
Alabama |
SEC |
|
Tim Carver |
Arkansas |
SEC |
|
Nolan Fontana |
Florida |
SEC |
|
Austin Nola |
LSU |
SEC |
|
Anthony Gomez |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
|
Will Callaway |
Appalachian State |
Southern |
|
Cam Schiller |
Oral Roberts |
Summit |
|
Zach Voight |
New Mexico State |
WAC |
|
Zach Vincej |
Pepperdine |
WCC |
