FILE – Texas first baseman Ivan Melendez walks to the batter’s box against Stephen F. Austin during an NCAA baseball game on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Melendez, whose 32 home runs are most in Division I since 2003, won the Dick Howser Trophy on Friday as the top college baseball player in the nation. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman, File)AP
OMAHA, Neb. — National home run leader Ivan Melendez of Texas won the Dick Howser Trophy on Friday as the outstanding player in college baseball.
Melendez’s 32 home runs are most in Division I since 2003. He leads the nation with 94 RBIs and an .886 slugging percentage.
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