Mike Sheridan Selected to Revised Brooks Wallace Award Watch List

05/05/08 10:30AM

LUBBOCK, Texas - William and Mary junior first baseman Mike Sheridan has been selected to the Revised Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Watch List by the College Baseball Foundation. The list currently includes the nation’s top 100 players and will be narrowed during the remainder of the season before three finalists are announced following NCAA Super Regional play. Sheridan’s selection marks the second consecutive season that a Tribe player has been chosen to the list, as Greg Sexton was one of 20 quarterfinalists for the award last season.

One of the nation’s top hitters, Sheridan entered last week leading the country in hits (81), runs scored (65) and RBI (63). He also ranked second in total bases (143), fourth in doubles (21), seventh in batting average (.443) and 13th in slugging percentage (.781). Last season’s national statistical champion for the toughest player to strikeout, Sheridan ranked 10th this season with just one strikeout in every 22.9 at-bats.

After an outstanding set of performances during the weekend in the doubleheader sweep against Longwood, Sheridan currently leads the Colonial Athletic Association in batting average (.448), slugging percentage (.792), runs scored (70), hits (86), doubles (22) and total bases (152).

Sheridan is closing in on a number of single-season school records and needs just three RBI, three doubles, four runs and 10 hits to break the current marks.

Although Sheridan has posted impressive stats all season, he has played particularly well in the last 16 games. During the stretch, he is hitting .507 (35-for-69) with five home runs, 28 RBI, 30 runs scored and 12 doubles. Additionally, he has registered a .899 slugging percentage and a .558 on-base percentage.

Having won 18 of its last 21 games, the Tribe will close out its home slate with a three-game conference series against Northeastern at Plumeri Park later this week. W&M needs just four more wins to break the single-season school record.