Notre Dame baseball star named a semifinalist for a top national award

It has been quite the season for Notre Dame baseball’s catcher Carson Tinney, and he is getting recognized nationally for his elite play.

The sophomore leads the team in batting average with a .352 mark, slugging with an absurd .752, homers with 15, and RBI with 49. Tinney has been great behind the dish as well, posting a .990 fielding percentage.

That led the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association to name him as a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy, given out annually to the best player in college baseball. It’s a huge honor for Tinney, who has taken a huge leap in his second season in South Bend.

The future is very bright for Tinney, as he most likely will be playing his final season of collegiate baseball next year before getting taken in the MLB draft. He’s already outplayed his recruiting ranking, and will look to continue his great play as the Irish try and make the NCAA Tournament over the next two weeks.

Carson Tinney has been named as a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear as announced by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association!#GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/kBSKLLxB83— Notre Dame Baseball (@NDBaseball) May 15, 2025

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