WICHITA, Kan. ? Wichita State baseball student-athlete Tyler Weber has been named one of 10 semi-finalists for the 2007 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award delivered by AT&T. This award is presented annually at the Greater Wichita Sports Banquet to the nation's top collegiate catcher, as voted on by the national voting committee which is comprised of sportswriters, sportscasters, Division I coaches and scouts.

Weber, a junior from Wichita, Kan., is batting .311 with 25 runs, 10 doubles, nine home runs and 39 RBI this season. He has a perfect fielding percentage in 497 total chances and has thrown out 41 percent of base stealers in 2007.

Statistical information will be compiled on each of the semi-finalists and sent to the national voting committee for a vote to determine the three finalists. The finalists will be announced June 5, 2007.

A final vote among the national selection committee will occur during the College World Series. All three finalists and their coaches will be invited to Wichita for the 10th Annual Greater Wichita Sports Banquet on June 27, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Wichita. Johnny Bench will present the award to the recipient.

The 10 semi-finalists include:

Mitch Canham, Oregon State
Joel Collins, South Alabama
Lars Davis, Illinois
Edward Easley, Mississippi State
Alex Garabedian, College of Charleston
Chris Gradoville, Creighton
Trent Kline, South Carolina
Buster Posey, Florida State
Tyler Weber, Wichita State
Matt Wieters, Georgia Tech