Jimenez named semifinalist for prestigious Dick Howser Trophy
DALLAS, Texas – Tennessee Tech senior outfielder Jorsixt Jimenez in having a tremendous season for the Golden Eagles, and national writers are taking notice as Jimenez was among the list of 48 semifinalists on Thursday for the 2026 Dick Howser Trophy, the most prestigious award in college baseball, widely considered as the “Heisman of Baseball.” The list of semifinalists will be whittled down to a select group of finalists on June 4, then the winners will be announced on June 12 in Omaha, Neb., before the 80th NCAA College World Series.
By Thomas Corhern, TTU Athletics Media Relations
DALLAS, Texas – Tennessee Tech senior outfielder Jorsixt Jimenez in having a tremendous season for the Golden Eagles, and national writers are taking notice as Jimenez was among the list of 48 semifinalists on Thursday for the 2026 Dick Howser Trophy, the most prestigious award in college baseball, widely considered as the "Heisman of Baseball."
The list of semifinalists will be whittled down to a select group of finalists on June 4, then the winners will be announced on June 12 in Omaha, Neb., before the 80th NCAA College World Series.
Jimenez, a second-year player at Tech from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, has stood strong on top of the Golden Eagles' stat sheets all season long, batting .402 with 54 runs scored, 78 hits, 16 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs and 67 RBI – all team highs – through Thursday night's game against Morehead State.
In the Ohio Valley Conference, Jimenez is first in RBI second in batting average, second in hits, second in triples, second in home runs, second in total bases, fourth in doubles and sixth in runs scored, making him a potential candidate for the league's Player of the Year honor.
Nationally among the thousands of players in Division I baseball, Jimenez is sixth in slugging percentage (0.820), ninth in total bases, 11th in batting average, 13th in runs batted in, 14th in RBI per game, 16th in hits per game, 24th in home runs, 26th in hits, 28th in home runs per game, 35th in triples, 56th in on-base percentage, 82nd in triples per game, 98th in runs scored, 104th in doubles and 105th in runs per game.
Presently, Jimenez's current season has him tied for the eighth-most home runs in a single season with Ryan Flick (2017) and Zach Stephens (2014), 12th in batting average, tied for 11th in triples, tied with Kevin Strohschein in 2018 with the 13th most RBI, the second-best slugging percentage and the 15th-best on-base percentage (.487).
This is the 39th year of the Dick Howser Trophy, given in memory of the former Florida State All-America shortstop and Major Leaguer, who died of brain cancer in 1987. He played at FSU in 1957-58, then coached the Seminoles in 1979 before returning to the majors to manage the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals, winning the World Series with that franchise in 1985.
The award is voted on by the National College Baseball Writers Association and its membership of writers, broadcasters and publicists.
Jimenez joins past Golden Eagle players Dylan Bosheers (2014), Chase Chambers (2018), A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010), Daniel Miles (2014), Zach Stephens (2012) and Kevin Strohschein (2018) as the only semifinalists for the prestigious award in program history.
The Golden Eagles return to action tonight against Morehead State at 6 PM from the Averitt Express Baseball Complex. Admission is free.
