RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Senior Steven Lancia of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team is being honored as one of the top 56 catchers in the nation as a member of the Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List, given annually to the best catcher in NCAA Division I.
 
Semifinalists for the Buster Posey Award will be announced by the Wichita Sports Commission on May 19. Finalists will be announced on June 4. The winner will be announced on June 26.
 
This is the second year in a row Lancia has been on the midseason watch list for the Buster Posey Award.
 
This is the fourth time UTRGV has placed a catch on the Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List, as Conrado Diaz earned the honor in 2020 and 2021.
 
Lancia is one of three catchers in the Southland Conference (SLC) on the watch list, along with JD Gregson (Incarnate Word) and Grant Mangrum (McNeese).
 
Lancia has been a stalwart behind the plate, throwing out 16 baserunners in 30 attempts (53.33%). He is sporting a .990 fielding percentage, making just three errors and committing one passed ball in 33 starts at catcher.
 
Offensively, Lancia is hitting .320/.412/.461 with three home runs, seven doubles, one triple, 27 RBI, 28 runs scored and two stolen bases in 35 games.
 
2025 Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List
Name, School
Adam Agresti, St. John's
Jackson Bessette, UIC
Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina
Brooks Bryan, Troy
Rob Butler, Rhode Island
Cole Campbell, NJIT
Jack Collins, Cal Poly
Trevor Conley, Austin Peay
Tyler Cotten, Saint Peter's
Will Cresswell, Washington State
Cardel Dick, Omaha
Irvin Escobar, Bethune-Cookman
Owen Estabrook, Columbia
Frankie Ferrentino, Merrimack
Rylan Galván, Texas
Parker Goff, BYU
JD Gregson, Incarnate Word
Adonys Guzman, Arizona
Jake Harvey, Nevada
Ryder Helfrick, Arkansas
Luke Heyman, Florida
Ross Highfill, Mississippi State
Nick Hollifield, UAB
Henry Hunter, Georgia
Ike Irish, Auburn
Jacob Jarrell, Clemson
Grant Jay, Dallas Baptist
Noah Jouras, Davidson
Matt Klein, Louisville
Steven Lancia, UTRGV
Talmadge LeCroy, South Carolina
Andreaus Lewis, Manhattan
Johnny Luetzow, Santa Clara
Bear Madiak, Kansas State
Grant Mangrum, McNeese
Weber Neels, Minnesota
Aidan Paradine, Siena
Cannon Peebles, Tennessee
Lucas Pringle, Charleston Southern
Nick Quagliato, Fairleigh Dickinson
Zach Ramppen, San Francisco
Charlie Saum, Stanford
Vinny Saumell, UA Pine Bluff
Logan Sauve, West Virginia
Evan Sipe, San Diego State
Max Soliz Jr., Kansas
Rylen Stockton, UNC Asheville
Justin Stransky, Fresno State
Jonah Sutton, Memphis
Ethan Swidler, Lafayette
Xavier Urlich, Wagner
Will Vierling, Murray State
Ashby Vinning, Saint Peter's
Wilson Weber, Oregon State
Brody Williams, Kent State
Macon Winslow, Duke

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