Bench Award finalists are from Miami, Oregon State, North Florida

Miami’s Zack Collins, Oregon State’s Logan Ice and North Florida’s Keith Skinner are the finalists for the Johnny Bench Award, given to the nation’s top college catcher.

The award will be handed out at the Greater Wichita Sports Banquet on June 30.

▪  Collins, a junior, is a two-time All-ACC pick. This season, he is hitting .358 with a team-leading 13 home runs and 53 RBI. His 69 walks lead the nation.

The Hurricanes play Boston College in a super regional on Friday

▪  Ice, a junior, earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and All-Pac-12 honors. He hit .310 with 13 doubles and seven home runs, while throwing out 44 percent of opponents attempting to steal. He allowed one passed ball.

▪  Skinner, a senior, led the Atlantic Sun Conference with a .382 batting average, threw out 17 runners attempting to steal and fielded .998. He is an All-Atlantic Sun selection.

A national committee will vote during the College World Series to decide the winner. All three will attend the banquet.

Garrett Stubbs of Southern California won the last season’s Bench Award.

This story was originally published June 7, 2016 at 7:13 PM with the headline "Bench Award finalists are from Miami, Oregon State, North Florida."