LUBBOCK, Texas – Fairfield University Baseball graduate shortstop Noah Lucier was named one of five finalists for the Brooks Wallace Award, recognizing the best shortstop in the country. Lucier complete his graduate season with the Stags where he led with 86 hits, the second most in a single season in program history. He also recorded a .985 fielding percentage with only three errors in 194 chances.
"Noah hit .360 with only making three errors at the shortstop position," Head Coach Bill Currier said. "That is an almost unheard-of fielding percentage. He was a clutch performer in big moments in the game all year."
In his first and only season with the Stags, Lucier was named to the All-MAAC First Team after finishing in the top-five in the conference in three categories including leading the league with 86 hits, just two shy of the program's single season record. He also finished third in the MAAC with 62 runs scored and fifth with a .364 average.
He led the team with 29 multi-hit games including a career-best five base knocks in a perfect 5-for-5 showing against Quinnipiac.
He was also a steady defender, committing just three errors in 194 chances which included 126 assists. The 128 assists were the third most in the MAAC and no other player in the conference had fewer than 10 miscues with at least 120 assists.
Lucier is joined on the final ballot with: Kevin Dubrule (Army), Griff O'Ferrall (Virginia), Josh Rivera (Florida), and Matt Shaw (Maryland). Of the five, Lucier leads the group with his .985 fielding percentage.
The award honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented later this year by the College Baseball Foundation. It is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977 to 1980. Wallace died of leukemia at the age of 27.
Lucier's success and leadership helped the Stags to their third-straight MAAC Regular Season title, becoming the first MAAC program to win three-straight outright. He also helped Fairfield to 34 regular season victories, the most in program history.