Johnny Bench Award (2019–present)

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.

Winners +KeyYearLinks to the article about the corresponding baseball yearPlayerName of the playerSchoolThe player's college when he won the awardClassThe player's year in college when he won the award^Player won the MLB Rookie of the Year Award§Player also won the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy in the same yearPlayer is active in MLB

+College baseballYearNameSchoolClassRef(s)2019Oregon State2020NC State2021Florida State2022Georgia Tech2023Virginia2024South Carolina2025Coastal Carolina2026Georgia Tech

+College softballYearNameSchoolClassRef(s)2019Arizona2020Washington2021Kentucky2022Northwestern2023Oklahoma2024Florida2025Texas2026Oklahoma

Johnny Bench Award (2019–present)

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