Clemson catcher Chris Okey is having another All-American season for the Tigers. On Wednesday, he was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Johnny Bench Award, presented annually to the nation’s best catcher.

Before No. 18 Clemson headed off to Notre Dame for a big three-game series that begins today (Thursday) Okey spoke to The Clemson Insider about his time at Clemson and how much it means to be a Clemson Tiger.

It is the second year in a row Okey is a semifinalist for the prestigious Johnny Bench award named after one of the best catchers of all time. Okey is batting .343 with 11 homers, 13 doubles, two triples, a team-high 58 RBIs and a .457 on-base percentage in 53 games in 2016.

He has started all 53 games at catcher and has been the catcher for 452.1 of Clemson’s 475.0 innings pitched in 2016.

Okey has started all 175 games of his Tiger career the past three seasons and has started 132 consecutive games at catcher. In his career, he is hitting .301 with 126 runs, 38 doubles, four triples, 27 homers, 156 RBIs, 86 walks and eight steals.

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