Dorn and Jaba

[Eric the Red]

Two Huskers Named to Wallace Watch List

 

 

By NU Sports Information

 

Date: Nov 22, 2005

 

A pair of Nebraska baseball players were honored Tuesday, as they were chosen for the 2006 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List. Pitchers Joba Chamberlain (Lincoln, Neb.) and Johnny Dorn (Grand Island, Neb.) will look to become Nebraska’s second straight Wallace Award winner, following in the footsteps of Alex Gordon, who won the award in 2005.

 

Joba Chamberlain earned All-America honors as a sophomore, compiling a 10-2 record with a 2.18 ERA in 118.2 innings of work. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound righthander was second in the Big 12 in strikeouts with 130 and ranked among the league leaders in wins and innings pitched. Chamberlain, who is projected by Baseball America as the No. 21 prospect heading into the 2006 MLB Draft, was also on the Roger Clemens Award Watch List and was the Big 12’s Newcomer Pitcher of the Year in 2005.

Johnny Dorn put together the best freshman year in school history in 2005, helping the Huskers win a school-record 57 games and reach the College World Series. Dorn led the Big 12 in wins, as he posted a 12-2 record with a 2.16 ERA. The Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a first-team Freshman All-American, Dorn led all college rookies in wins and ranked among the leaders in innings and opponent batting average.

 

The Wallace Watch will be trimmed to 12 semi-finalists by late May. Following the NCAA Super Regionals, the selection committee will narrow the list to three finalists at a press conference in Omaha. The finalists, their head coaches, and their parents will be invited to Lubbock, Texas, for a schedule of special events tied to the award banquet, which will again be nationally televised by Fox Sports Network.

 

Dedicated to the memory of former Texas Tech shortstop and assistant coach, Wallace was a slick-fielding shortstop at Texas Tech from 1977 to 1980. A four-year starter, he was named All-Southwest Conference and All-District Six his senior year when he led the Red Raiders to their first-ever appearance in the Southwest Conference Tournament. After playing two years in the Texas Rangers organization, he returned to Texas Tech and served as a graduate assistant and later as an assistant coach. In the summer of 1984 he was diagnosed with cancer and fought the disease courageously until his death on March 24, 1985, at age 27. The Plano, Texas, native was married to the former Sandy Arnold and they had one daughter, Lindsay Ryan.

 

The selection committee for the Wallace Award is comprised of a national panel of coaches, sports information directors, former winners and beat media who most closely follow the sport. Screening committee members will evaluate the candidates and will continue their review throughout the entire baseball season. The list will expand and contract during the regular season and additional Wallace Watch candidates may be added as the season progresses. Voting for the three finalists and the Wallace Award winner will be conducted by confidential balloting, with totals tabulated by the J.W. Anderson & Associates accounting firm in Lubbock, Texas.

 

2006 Wallace Watch

Ian Kennedy, P, USC Shane Robinson, OF, Florida State

Shelby Ford, SS, Oklahoma State Matt McHargue, 1B, USF

Max Scherzer, P, Missouri Marc Maddox, 1B, Southern Miss

Joe Savery, P-ATH, Rice Dallas Buck, P, Oregon State

Ty Dunham, P, Central Michigan Adrian Alaniz, P, Texas

Matt LaPorta, 1B, Florida J. P. Arencibia, C, Tennessee

Wade LeBlanc, P, Alabama Michael Ambort, C, Lamar

Tim Lincecum, P, Washington Matt Rizzotti, 1B, Manhattan

Jason Meyer, P, Texas A&M Chris Minaker, SS, Stanford

Jim Negrych, 2B, Pittsburgh Hector Ambriz, P-ATH, UCLA

Adam Carr, 1B, Oklahoma State Wes Roemer, P, Cal State Fullerton

Brooks Brown, P, Georgia Colin Curtis, OF, Arizona State

Drew Stubbs, OF, Texas Andrew Miller, P, North Carolina

Evan Longoria, 3B, Long Beach State Scott Sizemore, 2B, VCU

Beau Mills, 3B, Fresno State Mike Folli, SS, Buffalo

Matt Melancon, P , Arizona Joseph Callendar, 2B, Texas Tech

Joe Spiers, SS, Hawai’i Joba Chamberlain, P, Nebraska

Matt Farrington, P, Houston Nick Schmidt, P, Arkansas

Chris Campbell, 2B, College of Charleston Clay Dirks, P, LSU

Brad Emaus, 3B, Tulane Greg Dowling, 1B, Georgia Southern

Jay Heafner, 3B, Davidson Jeff Kunkel, C, Michigan

Chris Perez, P, Miami Keith Gunderson, P, Oregon State

Tyler Chambliss, P, Florida State Steven Wright, P, Hawai’i

Pat McMahon, C, Northwestern Jim Viscomi, OF, Evansville

Brennan Boesch, OF, California Nolan Reimold, OF, Bowling Green

Jake Ball, SS, Jacksonville State Michael McKenry, C, Middle Tenne. St.

Matt Wieters, C-ATH, Georgia Tech Chad Huffman, OF, TCU

Jeremy Jones, OF, N. Carolina A&T Matt Lewis, OF, Penn State

Heath Rollins, P-ATH, Winthrop Sean Doolittle, P-ATH, Virginia

Matt Antonelli, 3B, Wake Forest Corey Riordan, P, Fordham

Derrick Lutz, P, George Washington Bernard Robert, P, Alabama

John Jay, OF, Miami Jordan Pacheco, 2B, New Mexico

Paul Coleman, P, Pepperdine Luke Hopkins, 1B, New Mexico State

Luke Trubee, P, Dayton Chris Johnson, 2B, Stetson

Chris Coghlan, 3B, Ole Miss Jared McGuire, 3B, Boston College

Wes Hodges, 3B, Georgia Tech Steven Guerra, P, Oklahoma

Anton Daley, DH-ATH, Prairie View Troy Krider, DH-ATH, Michigan State

Rowdy Hardy, P, Austin Peay Taylor Fowler, P, Arkansas State

Kodiak Quick, P, Kansas Brian Blomquist, P, Illinois

Tim Bascom, P, Central Florida P. J. Walters, P, South Alabama

Scott Cousins, P-ATH, San Francisco Johnny Dorn, P, Nebraska

Keith Weiser, P, Miami (OH) Corey VanAllen, P, Baylor

Elih Villanueva, P, Florida International Mitch Hilligoss, SS, Purdue

Brandon Hynick, P, Birmingham-Southern James Bennett, OF, UL Monroe

Charlie Yarbrough, OF, Longwood Blake Davis, SS, Cal State Fullerton

Kyle Jones, Texas State, DH-ATH David Price, P, Vanderbilt

Brett Pill, 1B, Cal State Fullerton Jay Miller, OF, Washington State

Taylor Harbin, 2B, Clemson Shane Buschini, OF, San Diego

Kraig Binick, OF New York Tech Joseph Hunter, OF, Mississippi State

Gib Hobson, P, NC State Brett Sinkbeil, P, Missouri State

Jon Willard, OF, South Carolina Michael Taylor, OF, Stanford

Derek Schermerhorn, 3B, Wichita State Josh Landry, OF, Louisiana

Daniel Delcalso, 2B, UC Davis John Gaub, P, Minnesota

John Shelby, DH-ATH, Kentucky Brennan Garr, P-ATH, N. Colorado

Jared Hughes, P. Long Beach State Chad Tracy, C, Pepperdine

Quinton Berry, OF, San Diego State Ryan Bird, OF, UNLV

Hunter Mense, OF, Missouri Brandon Dewing, P, San Jose State

Chris Pettit, OF, Loyola Marymount Scott Reese, P, Creighton

Matt Poulk, 3B, UNC-Wilmington Cory Luebke, P, Ohio State

Nick Hill, P, Army Ben Saylor, 1B, BYU

Justin Baum, 3B-C, Pacific Aaron Bates, 1B-C, North Carolina State

[dman20084]

Man im glad to see that sumone is already talkin bout husker baseball. Which one of the two do u think has a better chance at getting the award?

[huskerguy]

Jabas ability at his size amazes me

[formerfan]

Awesome 1-2 punch. 2 totally different pitchers, but are equally impressive. Joba is the "shut down" guy, while Dorn seems to be the "Greg Maddux" type guy, not overpowering, but throws 4 pitches for strikes. They are a great change up from each other when pitching back to back starts. Maybe Watson will become that 3rd starter, a lefty with good stuff to make the rotation very diverse