Arizona Wildcats catcher Adonys Guzman has been named as one of 13 semifinalists for the 2025 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award, the Wichita Sports Commission announced.
Guzman is the first Arizona catcher to be selected as a semifinalist for the award since Daniel Susac picked up the honors in 2021. The award has been presented annually since 2000 to the nation's most outstanding catcher; it was previously known as the Johnny Bench Award until renaming it after the famous Florida State and San Francisco Giants catcher, Buster Posey, in 2019.
The junior backstop has enjoyed a career year in 2025 across all facets of his game; through 51 regular season games he hit .309 (58-of-188) with 37 runs scored, 10 doubles, six home runs, 34 RBI, a .457 slugging percentage, and a .400 on-base percentage. All of Guzman's batting numbers are career highs.
Guzman has excelled defensively as well with a .985 fielding percentage on a team-high 461 total chances and throwing out 16 base runners, a mark that ranks tied for eighth among Wildcat catchers during the StatCrew era (1998-current).
Buster Posey Award Timeline
- Thursday, June 5th – 3 Finalists Announced
- Thursday, June 26th – Buster Posey Award Ceremony at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, KS
Guzman and the Wildcats begin their postseason journey this Thursday, May 22 in the quarterfinal round of the Phillip 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Arizona will face the winner of Wednesday's opening round game between BYU and Arizona State.
