If there was one player who left the weekend looking every bit like a future top pick, it was Vahn Lackey.
The @GTBaseball catcher showed off exactly why it’s so easy to be enamored with his profile 👏
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Congratulations to this year's
Johnny Bench Award Winners
Top male NCAA baseball catcher
Vahn Lackey – Georgia Tech
Top female NCAA softball catcher
Kendall Wells – University of Oklahoma
Top high school catchers from Ohio
Brenna Fyffe, softball – Kenton Ridge
Lucas Flack, baseball – Delaware Hayes
Top high school catchers from Kentucky
Alivia Cooper, softball – Bullitt East
Camden Tiemeier, baseball – Campbell County
Top high school catchers from Indiana
Jayden Stephens, softball – Edgewood
Sean Dunlap, baseball – Crown Point
Top high school catchers from West Virginia
Olivia Masoner, softball – University
Zaden Ranson, baseball – Charleston Catholic
Another addition to the trophy case 🏆
Congratulations to the 2026 @DiamondSportsCo / NFCA NCAA DI Catcher of the Year, @OU_Softball's Kendall Wells! 🥎
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𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫
@LackeyVahn has been named the best catcher in Division I
GT has now won three Johnny Bench Awards, the most of any program in the nation.
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#StingEm🐝 x #CatcherU
Linked by history: Two of the greatest to wear their respective franchise's uniforms, @JohnnyBench_5 and Carl Yastrzemski, were elected to the Hall of Fame #OTD in 1989. https://t.co/Jk7RBTwLS7
Help us wish Hall of Famer @JohnnyBench_5 a happy 78th birthday!
The Big Red Machine’s catcher could do it all, earning 1968 NL Rookie of the Year honors, two MVP Awards and 10 Gold Glove Awards.
The Cincinnati broadcast community lost one of the greats. I always had so much respect for Jesse Jackson. Appreciated his professionalism, friendliness and dedication to the @Reds. He will be missed.
The bat @SalvadorPerez15 swung for his 300th career home run and 1,000th RBI, making him the eighth primary catcher to achieve both milestones, has arrived at the Hall of Fame. Congrats, Salvy!