Mills and McDaid on Roger Clemens Award Watch List
April 26, 2006
Houston - Charlotte pitchers Adam Mills and Derek McDaid have been named to the Watch List for the 2006 Roger Clemens Award, given to the nation's top collegiate pitcher.
Mills and McDaid have starred on the mount for the 49ers this season. McDaid (8-2) is ranked 13th nationally in victories and 51st among NCAA leaders in ERA this season. Both pitchers are among the A-10 leaders in most pitching categories through the team's first 40 games.
The first round of voting for the award will run from May 8-15, and 10 semifinalists will be named on Thursday, May 18.
For a complete list of candidates, visit the Clemens Award Watch List.
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO IP H ER BB SO
Derek McDaid..... 2.17 8-2 11 10 5 1/1 70.2 68 17 16 47 Adam Mills....... 3.08 6-2 12 12 3 0/1 79.0 73 27 14 83
ABOUT THE ROGER CLEMENS AWARD
Created in 2004, The Roger Clemens Award honors the top pitcher in college baseball. The event is administered by the Greater Houston Baseball Association, who has donated nearly $200,000 to the designated beneficiaries (The Roger Clemens Foundation, The Karl Young Summer College Baseball League and Baseball USA) from the net proceeds from the first annual dinner. The GHBA is a non-profit 501.3 (C) organization dedicated to the growth of amateur baseball in the Houston area.
The Roger Clemens Award was named after future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens, who began his march to stardom while leading the University of Texas to the College World Series title in 1983. At the conclusion of the 2005 major league season, Clemens had won 341 games, fanned over 4,000 hitters and won and seven Cy Young Awards, emblematic as the top pitcher in his league.
The Roger Clemens Award is the only award of its kind, honoring the finest pitchers in college baseball.
Jered Weaver of Long Beach State was the inaugural recipient in 2004 and Luke Hochevar of Tennessee was the winner in 2005.
The first stage in the selection process to determine the second Roger Clemens Award winner will begin at the end of April. All Division I head baseball coaches will take part in the voting for the honor, in addition to a selected panel of national media and all past winners of the Rotary Smith Award, which was retired after the 2003 dinner by the committee that is sponsoring the Clemens Award.
The Roger Clemens Award Dinner, honoring the top pitcher in college baseball, will return to the Marriott Westchase Hotel for a second consecutive year when the collegiate version of the Cy Young Award is presented on July 12, 2006.
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