Tommy Bell Named a Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist

LUBBOCK, Texas – Old Dominion University shortstop Tommy Bell was named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, given to the nation's best shortstop, the College Baseball Foundation announced on Tuesday.
 
The award, sponsored by Mizuno, honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented this summer by the College Baseball Foundation. It is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, a slick-fielding shortstop who played for the Red Raiders to from 1977 to 1980.
 
Bell is hitting .333 on the year with five homers, eight doubles, four triples and 37 RBI's. He has a fielding percentage of .964 and has made just seven errors at shortstop. He is the only Monarch to start all 50 games so far this season.
 
Last week in the series win over WKU, Bell was 7-for-11 with a home run, two doubles and eight runs scored.
 
Bell and the Monarchs take on No. 14 Louisiana Tech on Thursday and Friday in Ruston, before taking on Florida Atlantic in the first round of the C-USA Championship on Wednesday, May 26.